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wrenchlike

wrenchlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).

Adjective

wrenchlike (comparative more wrenchlike, superlative most wrenchlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).
    • Scott's foot connected with the side of his head, dislodging his wrenchlike grip. The sheriff fell back into the ditch holding his nose.2007, Simon Wood, Paying the Piper, page 309

Forms of wrenchlike

comparativemore wrenchlike
superlativemost wrenchlike

Origin of wrenchlike

From wrench + -like.

Questions about wrenchlike

What does wrenchlike mean?
Wrenchlike means resembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).
What part of speech is wrenchlike?
Wrenchlike is an adjective.

Words near wrenchlike in the dictionary

  1. wrencheth
  2. wrenchful
  3. wrenching
  4. wrenchingly
  5. wrenchings
  6. wrenchlike
  7. wrenchman
  8. wrenchmen
  9. wrenchy
  10. wrength
  11. wrenlet

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