wrench
86
2.5
- noun
- /rɛnʧ/
- US
- He used a wrench to loosen the rusty nuts on his bicycle.
- use a wrench
- torque wrench
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so, yeah, those guys all turned a wrench on their own cars.
- And so, yeah, those guys all turned a wrench on their own cars.
- Yeah, OK, You might have three half inch wrenches in there.
- I don't care if you turn a wrench, a plumber, fucking HVAC, a mechanic.
- I asked you for a fucking Phillips head screwdriver and you brought me a wrench.
- Allen Allen wrenches are one of these things.
- And then last but not least, we have a double wrench is what they're calling this.
- One of these all right, half inch wrench.
- I just literally shattered a wrench, ratchet grabber handle tool thing.
Examples
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The unit is ready for operation after the hex wrench is used to tighten the set screw.
Academic text (1995) -
You need to grab this gigantic wrench and undo these bolts.
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And so, yeah, those guys all turned a wrench on their own cars.
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Do you have a wrench around here?
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So can you hand me a wrench?
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Can you hand me that wrench, Jimmy?
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The driver had a wrench, and we took the seats out of the floor.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm a fair hand with a wrench.
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Phil runs down the driveway with a wrench in his hand.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's either that or we get the lug wrench and pry him out.
Synonyms
628
1.1
A thing you hold to do a job, like a hammer
7
4.2
A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts
4
4.4
A tool used to turn nuts and bolts
3
6.8
A tool that measures and applies the right tightness to bolts and nuts
3
3.0
A tool with one fixed and one movable jaw that grips and turns bolts
3
4.8
A tool for loosening or tightening the nuts that hold a car wheel
2
3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
2
4.1
A small L-shaped tool with a six-sided end used to turn bolts with six-sided holes
2
3.8
A metal tool with a movable jaw for holding and turning nuts and bolts
1
3.5
A tool with a closed circular end that fits over a nut or bolt to turn it
1
3.0
A tool with a movable jaw that fits different sizes of nuts and bolts
1
3.8
A tool with one movable jaw that you move by turning a screw to hold nuts or bolts
1
4.5
A tool with two flat open jaws that grip nuts or bolts
1
5.9
A wrench with a closed ring end that fits over a nut or bolt
1
6.8
A hand tool with a chain loop that grips and turns pipes or other round things
1
7.9
A wrench with pins that fit into holes to turn round nuts like locknuts
1
8.1
A wrench with a handle shaped like a crank used to turn pipes or round metal parts
1
5.4
A tool that turns nuts and bolts to make them tight or loose
1
7.3
A tool that holds and turns a tap to cut screw threads inside a hole
1
7.5
A tool with an S-shaped handle for turning bolts in tight spaces
A tool with a movable jaw that fits nuts and bolts of different sizes
A tool with a hooked end that turns round nuts with notches
A tool with a hooked end for turning round nuts or bolt heads without flat sides
A hand tool with a crank handle and a socket head to turn bolts or nuts
A tool with a V-shaped, toothed jaw for gripping and turning pipes or bolts
A wrench used to tighten or loosen bolts with a rounded top
Idioms
1
8.6
Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly
Compounds
7
4.2
A hand tool with a handle and removable metal pieces that fit over and turn nuts and bolts
- Specialized
3
6.8
A tool that measures and applies the right tightness to bolts and nuts
- Specialized
2
3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
- US
2
4.1
A small L-shaped tool with a six-sided end used to turn bolts with six-sided holes
1
3.8
A tool with one movable jaw that you move by turning a screw to hold nuts or bolts
- Specialized
1
6.8
A hand tool with a chain loop that grips and turns pipes or other round things
- Specialized
1
8.1
A large metal tool with L-shaped jaws that grip tighter when you push the handle to turn pipes
- Specialized
1
8.1
A wrench with a handle shaped like a crank used to turn pipes or round metal parts
- Specialized
1
7.9
A wrench with pins that fit into holes to turn round nuts like locknuts
- Specialized
A tool with a V-shaped, toothed jaw for gripping and turning pipes or bolts
- Specialized
A tool with a hooked end for turning round nuts or bolt heads without flat sides
- Specialized
A small metal tool with a six-sided bar for turning screws with matching holes
- Specialized
A tool like an Allen key for turning bolts and screws with six-sided sockets
How Heavy-duty
- Specialized
2
3.7
- US
86
2.5
- Specialized
3
6.8
7
4.2
- US
1
3.0
- Specialized
1
5.9
- Specialized
1
4.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wrench comes from an old English idea meaning 'to twist' and is related to the common word wring. The tool is called a wrench because it grips and twists nuts or bolts to turn them.