pincerlike
Resembling crab claws
Pincerlike describes something resembling pincers—the gripping claws of crabs, lobsters, or certain insects, or the two-handled tool used for gripping and pulling.
The word suggests a closing, squeezing motion from two sides: a pincerlike grip, pincerlike jaws.
Military strategy uses the related term for attacks converging from opposite directions.
Curved animal nail
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
prawn · scorpion · earwig · stag beetle · mandible · chela · nipper · appendage
Seize or understand
- gripSecure manual hold
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
seize · clutch · clamp · vice · compression · tongs · forceps · tweezers
Surrounding enemy forces completely
- flankingAt the sides of
- envelopmentAct of surrounding completely
- double envelopmentTwo-sided flanking maneuver
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
two-pronged · coordinated · ambush · surround · trap · squeeze · closing in · hammer and anvil
Easily broken or harmed
- surgicalRelating to operations
- fineAcceptable in quality
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
careful · controlled · exact · intricate · manipulating · picking · extracting · grasping
claw
Curved animal nail
shrimp · prawn · scorpion · earwig · stag beetle · mandible · chela · nipper · appendage · arthropod
grasp
Seize or understand
squeeze · seize · clutch · clamp · vice · compression · tongs · forceps · tweezers · hold
encirclement
Surrounding enemy forces completely
- flankingAt the sides of
- envelopmentAct of surrounding completely
- double envelopmentTwo-sided flanking maneuver
convergence · two-pronged · coordinated · ambush · surround · trap · squeeze · closing in · hammer and anvil · strategic
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
meticulous · careful · controlled · exact · intricate · manipulating · picking · extracting · grasping · handling