wrenchlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a wrench (gripping tool).

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Meanings

adjectivewrenchlike (comparative more wrenchlike, superlative most 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

Origin

From wrench + -like.

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APA

wrenchlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchlike

MLA

“wrenchlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrenchlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchlike.

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