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wrench
(encz) | wrench,hasák n: Pavel Machek |
wrench
(encz) | wrench,škubnout v: web |
wrench
(encz) | wrench,trhnout v: web |
wrench
(encz) | wrench,vyškubnout v: web |
wrench
(encz) | wrench,vytrhnout v: web |
Wrench
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
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Wrench
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
????. See Wrench, n.]
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1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
violence.
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Wrench his sword from him. --Shak.
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Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony. --Coleridge.
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2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
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You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.
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wrench
(wn) | wrench
n 1: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
hamstring pull" [syn: wrench, twist, pull]
2: a jerky pulling movement [syn: twist, wrench]
3: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [syn:
wrench, spanner]
v 1: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to
remove (something) from that to which it is attached or
from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges";
"wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh
was wrenched from his chest" [syn: wrench, twist]
2: make a sudden twisting motion
3: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's
hand" [syn: wring, wrench]
4: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk
for several days" [syn: twist, sprain, wrench, turn,
wrick, rick] |
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adjustable wrench
(encz) | adjustable wrench,francouzský klíč |
carriage wrench
(encz) | carriage wrench, n: |
chain wrench
(encz) | chain wrench, n: |
dog wrench
(encz) | dog wrench, n: |
hook wrench
(encz) | hook wrench, n: |
lug wrench
(encz) | lug wrench, n: |
monkey wrench
(encz) | monkey wrench,univerzální klíč Zdeněk Brož |
monkey-wrench
(encz) | monkey-wrench,francouzský klíč Zdeněk Brož |
monkeywrenching
(encz) | monkeywrenching, |
open-end wrench
(encz) | open-end wrench, n: |
pin wrench
(encz) | pin wrench, n: |
pipe wrench
(encz) | pipe wrench,trubkový klíč [tech.] Clock |
screw wrench
(encz) | screw wrench, n: |
socket wrench
(encz) | socket wrench, n: |
sparkplug wrench
(encz) | sparkplug wrench, n: |
tap wrench
(encz) | tap wrench, n: |
tappet wrench
(encz) | tappet wrench, n: |
throw a monkey wrench into the works
(encz) | throw a monkey wrench into the works, |
torque wrench
(encz) | torque wrench, n: |
tube wrench
(encz) | tube wrench, n: |
wrenches
(encz) | wrenches, |
wrenching
(encz) | wrenching,kroucení n: Zdeněk Brožwrenching,kroutící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Alligator wrench
(gcide) | Alligator wrench \Al"li*ga`tor wrench\ (Mech.)
A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one
side.
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Carriage wrench
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
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Hook wrench
(gcide) | Hook \Hook\ (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D.
haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel.
haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse, Hagbut, Hake,
Hatch a half door, Heckle.]
1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent
into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or
sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook
for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.
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2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on
which a door or gate hangs and turns.
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3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an
instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.
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Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.
--Pope.
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4. (Steam Engin.) See Eccentric, and V-hook.
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5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak.
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6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.]
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7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; --
called also hook bones.
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8. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned
landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey.
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9. (Sports) The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or
baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball;
in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer
who struck the ball.
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10. (Computers) A procedure within the encoding of a computer
program which allows the user to modify the program so as
to import data from or export data to other programs.
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By hook or by crook, one way or other; by any means, direct
or indirect. --Milton. "In hope her to attain by hook or
crook." --Spenser.
Off the hook, freed from some obligation or difficulty; as,
to get off the hook by getting someone else to do the job.
[Colloq.]
Off the hooks, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.]
"In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom
I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone
out of the river." --Pepys.
On one's own hook, on one's own account or responsibility;
by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
To go off the hooks, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
Bid hook, a small boat hook.
Chain hook. See under Chain.
Deck hook, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a
ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.
Hook and eye, one of the small wire hooks and loops for
fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc.
Hook bill (Zool.), the strongly curved beak of a bird.
Hook ladder, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can
be suspended, as from the top of a wall.
Hook motion (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed
by V hooks.
Hook squid, any squid which has the arms furnished with
hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera
Enoploteuthis and Onychteuthis.
Hook wrench, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end,
instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or
coupling.
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Hose wrench
(gcide) | Hose \Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. Hose, formerly Hosen
(h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,
OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;
cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]
1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,
reaching to the knee.
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These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,
and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.
iii. 21.
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His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank. --Shak.
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2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a
stocking or stockings.
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3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,
from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.
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Hose carriage, Hose cart, or Hose truck, a wheeled
vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.
Hose company, a company of men appointed to bring and
manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]
Hose coupling, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting
hose, end to end.
Hose wrench, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite
or disconnect them.
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Key wrench
(gcide) | Key \Key\ (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]
1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot
or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to
the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning
in its place.
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2. A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and
turned like a key to fasten, adjust, or wind it; as, a
watch key; a bed key; the winding key for a clock, etc.
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3. One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or
machine which, by being depressed, serves as the means of
operating it; the complete set of keys is usually called
the keyboard; as, the keys of a piano, an organ, an
accordion, a computer keyboard, or of a typewriter. The
keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical
action, as on a piano, or by closing an electrical
circuit, as on a computer keyboard. See also senses 12 and
13.
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4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,
pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the
key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,
that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve
something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;
the key to a problem. Similarly, see also senses 14 and
15.
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Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true
key of books. --Locke.
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Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.
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5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make
fast, or adjust to position.
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6. (Arch.)
(a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
(b) The last board of a floor when laid down.
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7. (Masonry)
(a) A keystone.
(b) That part of the plastering which is forced through
between the laths and holds the rest in place.
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8. (Mach.)
(a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their
relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.
of Cotter, and Gib.
(b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,
coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative
turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more
frequently by its resistance to shearing, being
usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the
crank, pulley, etc.
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9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a
wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --
called also key fruit.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) A family of tones whose regular members are called
diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one
(or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,
subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or
two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are
temporary members of a key, under such names as "
sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of
every variety are made from the tones of a key.
(b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its
modulations are referred, and with which it generally
begins and ends; keynote.
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Both warbling of one song, both in one key.
--Shak.
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11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or
utterance.
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You fall at once into a lower key. --Cowper.
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12. (Teleg.) A metallic lever by which the circuit of the
sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may
be easily and rapidly opened and closed; as, a telegraph
key.
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13. any device for closing or opening an electric circuit,
especially as part of a keyboard, as that used at a
computer terminal or teletype terminal.
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14. A simplified version or analysis which accompanies
something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table
containing the solutions to problems, ciphers,
allegories, or the like; or (Biol.) a table or synopsis
of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a
taxonomic group.
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15. (Computers) A word or other combination of symbols which
serves as an index identifying and pointing to a
particular record, file, or location which can be
retrieved and displayed by a computer program; as, a
database using multi-word keys. When the key is a word,
it is also called a keyword.
[PJC]
Key bed. Same as Key seat.
Key bolt, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is
secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.
Key bugle. See Kent bugle.
Key of a position or Key of a country. (Mil.) See Key,
4.
Key seat (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which
prevents one part from turning on the other.
Key way, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which
is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also
key seat.
Key wrench (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the
movable jaw is made fast by a key.
Power of the keys (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the
ministry in some Christian churches to administer the
discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its
privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,
"I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven."
--Matt. xvi. 19.
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Lug wrench
(gcide) | Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which
anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a
support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the
lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
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3. (Mach.) A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is
attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key,
bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.
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4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
up.
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5. (Zool.) The lugworm.
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6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]
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Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat
extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
Lug nut (Mach.), a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used
especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles.
Lug wrench (Mach.), a wrench used to tighten or loosen lug
nuts, usually a steel rod having a hexagonally shaped
socket which fits closely over the lug nut; sometimes in
the shape of a cross, having several such sockets, one at
the end of each arm, to accommodate nuts of different
sizes.
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monkey wrench
(gcide) | monkeywrench \monkeywrench\, monkey wrench \monkey wrench\n.
A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable
jaw.
Syn: monkey wrench.
[WordNet 1.5]Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
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Monkey wrench
(gcide) | monkeywrench \monkeywrench\, monkey wrench \monkey wrench\n.
A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable
jaw.
Syn: monkey wrench.
[WordNet 1.5]Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
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monkeywrench
(gcide) | monkeywrench \monkeywrench\, monkey wrench \monkey wrench\n.
A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable
jaw.
Syn: monkey wrench.
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Pipe wrench
(gcide) | Pipe \Pipe\, n. [AS. p[imac]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire,
to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. Peep, Pibroch,
Fife.]
1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes
of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces
musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an
organ. "Tunable as sylvan pipe." --Milton.
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Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe.
--Shak.
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2. Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware,
or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water,
steam, gas, etc.
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3. A small bowl with a hollow stem, -- used in smoking
tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances.
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4. A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the
windpipe, or one of its divisions.
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5. The key or sound of the voice. [R.] --Shak.
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6. The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird.
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The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds.
--Tennyson.
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7. pl. The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow.
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8. (Mining) An elongated body or vein of ore.
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9. A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise
called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the
accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put
together like a pipe. --Mozley & W.
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10. (Naut.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to
their duties; also, the sound of it.
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11. [Cf. F. pipe, fr. pipe a wind instrument, a tube, fr. L.
pipare to chirp. See Etymol. above.] A cask usually
containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the
quantity which it contains.
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Pipe fitter, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes,
as to an engine or a building.
Pipe fitting, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve,
etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory
to a pipe.
Pipe office, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer,
in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown
lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.]
Pipe tree (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so
called because their were formerly used to make pipe
stems; -- called also pipe privet.
Pipe wrench, or Pipe tongs, a jawed tool for gripping a
pipe, in turning or holding it.
To smoke the pipe of peace, to smoke from the same pipe in
token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace,
-- a custom of the American Indians.
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Screw wrench
(gcide) | Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,
female screw, F. ['e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in
LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a
screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.]
1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a
continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it
spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a
continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --
used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or
pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of
the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the
threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being
distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more
usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female
screw, or, more usually, the nut.
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Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of
the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a
right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the
hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the
screw, its base equaling the circumference of the
cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.
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2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a
head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.
Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to
fasten something; -- called also wood screws, and {screw
nails}. See also Screw bolt, below.
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3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of
wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the
stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal
surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a
screw. See Screw propeller, below.
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4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a
screw steamer; a propeller.
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5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.
--Thackeray.
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6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary
severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a
student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]
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7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.
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8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and
commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.
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9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite
linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th
Pitch, 10
(b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid
body, which may always be made to consist of a
rotation about an axis combined with a translation
parallel to that axis.
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10. (Zool.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw
(Caprella). See Sand screw, under Sand.
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Archimedes screw, Compound screw, Foot screw, etc. See
under Archimedes, Compound, Foot, etc.
A screw loose, something out of order, so that work is not
done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.
Martineau.
Endless screw, or perpetual screw, a screw used to give
motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads
between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a worm.
Lag screw. See under Lag.
Micrometer screw, a screw with fine threads, used for the
measurement of very small spaces.
Right and left screw, a screw having threads upon the
opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.
Screw alley. See Shaft alley, under Shaft.
Screw bean. (Bot.)
(a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree
(Prosopis pubescens) growing from Texas to
California. It is used for fodder, and ground into
meal by the Indians.
(b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for
fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.
Screw bolt, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in
distinction from a key bolt. See 1st Bolt, 3.
Screw box, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the
thread on a wooden screw.
Screw dock. See under Dock.
Screw engine, a marine engine for driving a screw
propeller.
Screw gear. See Spiral gear, under Spiral.
Screw jack. Same as Jackscrew.
Screw key, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner
wrench.
Screw machine.
(a) One of a series of machines employed in the
manufacture of wood screws.
(b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of
cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work
successively, for making screws and other turned
pieces from metal rods.
Screw pine (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus
Pandanus, of which there are about fifty species,
natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --
named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like
leaves.
Screw plate, a device for cutting threads on small screws,
consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of
perforations with internal screws forming dies.
Screw press, a press in which pressure is exerted by means
of a screw.
Screw propeller, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in
the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel
propelled by a screw.
Screw shell (Zool.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod
shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied
genera. See Turritella.
Screw steamer, a steamship propelled by a screw.
Screw thread, the spiral rib which forms a screw.
Screw stone (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.
Screw tree (Bot.), any plant of the genus Helicteres,
consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,
with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled
capsules; -- also called twisted-horn, and twisty.
Screw valve, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a
screw.
Screw worm (Zool.), the larva of an American fly
(Compsomyia macellaria), allied to the blowflies, which
sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about
wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.
Screw wrench.
(a) A wrench for turning a screw.
(b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a
screw.
To put the screws on or To put the screw on, to use
pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.
To put under the screw or To put under the screws, to
subject to pressure; to force.
Wood screw, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse
pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of
Wood screw, under Wood.
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Socket wrench
(gcide) | Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L.
soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot.]
1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing
or place which receives and holds something else; as, the
sockets of the teeth.
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His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden.
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2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is
fixed in the candlestick.
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3. (Electricity) the receptacle of an electric lamp into
which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to
conduct electricity to the bulb.
[PJC]
4. (Electricity) the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected
by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing
contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug
of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a
wall socket or outlet. The socket will typically have
two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to
a ground for safety.
[PJC]
And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden.
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Socket bolt (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble
that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.
Socket chisel. Same as Framing chisel. See under
Framing.
Socket pipe, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive
the end of a connecting pipe.
Socket pole, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a
socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.]
Socket wrench, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end
of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a
narrow or deep recess.
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Stillson wrench
(gcide) | Stillson wrench \Still"son wrench\
A pipe wrench having an adjustable L-shaped jaw piece sliding
in a sleeve that is pivoted to, and loosely embraces, the
handle. Pressure on the handle increases the grip.
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Wrench
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
[1913 Webster]Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
????. See Wrench, n.]
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1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
violence.
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Wrench his sword from him. --Shak.
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Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony. --Coleridge.
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2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
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You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.
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Wrench hammer
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
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1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
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2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
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He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton.
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere. --De Quincey.
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3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
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4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
sizes.
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6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
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Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
wagon.
Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
of being used as a hammer.
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Wrenched
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
????. See Wrench, n.]
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1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
violence.
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Wrench his sword from him. --Shak.
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Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony. --Coleridge.
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2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
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You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.
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Wrenching
(gcide) | Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
????. See Wrench, n.]
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1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
violence.
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Wrench his sword from him. --Shak.
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Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woeful agony. --Coleridge.
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2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
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You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.
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adjustable wrench
(wn) | adjustable wrench
n 1: can be changed to different settings [syn: {adjustable
wrench}, adjustable spanner] |
allen wrench
(wn) | Allen wrench
n 1: a wrench for Allen screws |
alligator wrench
(wn) | alligator wrench
n 1: a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side
(resembles the open jaws of an alligator) |
box end wrench
(wn) | box end wrench
n 1: a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut
or bolt head [syn: box wrench, box end wrench] |
box wrench
(wn) | box wrench
n 1: a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut
or bolt head [syn: box wrench, box end wrench] |
brace wrench
(wn) | brace wrench
n 1: a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a
crank) and a socket head |
bulldog wrench
(wn) | bulldog wrench
n 1: a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something |
carriage wrench
(wn) | carriage wrench
n 1: a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts |
chain wrench
(wn) | chain wrench
n 1: another name for chain tongs |
crescent wrench
(wn) | crescent wrench
n 1: an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with
the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench |
dog wrench
(wn) | dog wrench
n 1: a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank |
hook wrench
(wn) | hook wrench
n 1: a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
[syn: hook wrench, hook spanner] |
lug wrench
(wn) | lug wrench
n 1: a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the
object that is to be rotated |
monkey wrench
(wn) | monkey wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
[syn: monkey-wrench, monkey wrench] |
monkey-wrench
(wn) | monkey-wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
[syn: monkey-wrench, monkey wrench] |
open-end wrench
(wn) | open-end wrench
n 1: a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on
both ends of the handle) [syn: open-end wrench, {tappet
wrench}] |
pin wrench
(wn) | pin wrench
n 1: a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket
on the object to be turned |
pipe wrench
(wn) | pipe wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two
serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn:
pipe wrench, tube wrench] |
s wrench
(wn) | S wrench
n 1: a wrench with an S-shaped handle |
screw wrench
(wn) | screw wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by
turning a screw |
socket wrench
(wn) | socket wrench
n 1: a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different
sizes can be fitted |
sparkplug wrench
(wn) | sparkplug wrench
n 1: a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the
cylinder head of an internal combustion engine |
stillson wrench
(wn) | Stillson wrench
n 1: a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that
tighten as pressure on the handle is increased |
tap wrench
(wn) | tap wrench
n 1: a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw
thread |
tappet wrench
(wn) | tappet wrench
n 1: a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on
both ends of the handle) [syn: open-end wrench, {tappet
wrench}] |
torque wrench
(wn) | torque wrench
n 1: a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of
torque being applied |
tube wrench
(wn) | tube wrench
n 1: adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two
serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe [syn:
pipe wrench, tube wrench] |
wrenching
(wn) | wrenching
adj 1: causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching
pain" [syn: racking, wrenching] |
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