Engelse sleutel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
Engelse sleutel is used for these senses in English:
- adjustable spanner (British) An adjustable hand tool for tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.
- monkey wrench A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.
- wrench (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.]
wrench — full definition
- noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
- noun A sudden painful twist or pull, often figurative, describing an emotional wrench of separation.
- verb To pull or twist something suddenly and violently.