dry-tool

verb

To climb bare rock using ice climbing equipment.

Meanings

verbdry-tool (third-person singular simple present dry-tools, present participle dry-tooling, simple past and past participle dry-tooled)

present singular third person dry-tools · participle present dry-tooling · participle past dry-tooled · past dry-tooled

  1. climbingTo climb bare rock using ice climbing equipment.
  2. slangvulgarTo have sexual intercourse without lubricant.
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APA

dry-tool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-tool

MLA

“dry-tool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-tool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry-tool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-tool.

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