wrencher
1
5.4
- noun
- /ˈrɛnʧər/
- US
- The mechanic used a wrencher to remove the stubborn bolt from the engine.
Examples
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A heavy-duty wrencher is essential for working with large pipe fittings.
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The mechanic always carries a wrencher in his toolbox.
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She purchased a new electric wrencher for her plumbing business.
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He used a wrencher to fix the leaking pipe.
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The mechanic used a wrencher to remove the stubborn bolt from the engine.
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She purchased a new electric wrencher for her plumbing business.
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A heavy-duty wrencher is essential for working with large pipe fittings.
Synonyms
86
2.5
A hand tool with a shaped opening that grips and turns nuts and bolts
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
8.1
A large metal tool with L-shaped jaws that grip tighter when you push the handle to turn pipes
1
8.1
A wrench with a handle shaped like a crank used to turn pipes or round metal parts
1
7.5
A tool with an S-shaped handle for turning bolts in tight spaces
1
4.8
A tool with two jaws that have teeth and that grips and turns pipes
A tool with a movable jaw that fits nuts and bolts of different sizes
A thin tool with fixed jaws that fits narrow nuts under engine covers
A wrench used to tighten or loosen bolts with a rounded top
A hand tool with a crank handle and a socket head to turn bolts or nuts
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
How Powerful
- Specialized
3
6.8
- US
1
5.4
7
4.2
- US
1
3.0
6
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wrencher comes from the tool name wrench, which means 'to twist or turn'. That's why a wrencher as a tool is something that twists nuts and bolts to tighten or loosen them.