wrenches (Meaning)
wrenches
a sharp twist or sudden jerk that strains muscles or ligaments, change, a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (such as a bolt or nut), monkey wrench sense 2, to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining, to move with a violent twist, the resultant injury (as of a joint), to injure by a violent twisting or straining, to snatch forcibly, distort, pervert, to pull or strain at something with violent twisting, a distorting or perverting alteration, to twist violently, to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence, a violent twisting or pull, a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting, the injury caused by this, to pull, strain, or tighten with violent twisting or force, a tool for holding, twisting, or turning (as nuts and bolts), acute emotional distress, to cause to suffer mental anguish, a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments, to undergo twisting
Synonyms & Antonyms of wrenches
wrenches Sentence Examples
- The mechanic rummaged through his toolbox for the appropriate wrench.
- The stubborn bolt refused to budge, so the technician applied a wrench with all his might.
- The plumber used several wrenches to tighten the pipes under the sink.
- The old door hinge had loosened, so I grabbed a wrench to secure it.
- The carpenter used a wrench to unscrew the bolts holding the cabinet together.
- The electrician used a wrench to tighten the electrical panel.
- The car's engine was making a strange noise, so I grabbed my wrenches to investigate.
- The plumber dropped his wrench down the drain and had to fish it out with a wire.
- I needed a wrench to assemble the new bookshelf.
- The plumber had to use a specialized wrench to access the difficult-to-reach pipe.
FAQs About the word wrenches
a sharp twist or sudden jerk that strains muscles or ligaments, change, a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (such as a bolt or nut)
twists, twistings, tugs, yanks,pulls, drafts, dislocations, draws,extractions, displacements
pushes, thrusts,heaves,shoves
The mechanic rummaged through his toolbox for the appropriate wrench.
The stubborn bolt refused to budge, so the technician applied a wrench with all his might.
The plumber used several wrenches to tighten the pipes under the sink.
The old door hinge had loosened, so I grabbed a wrench to secure it.
