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wrenchor spannerTool, usually operated by hand, for tightening bolts and nuts. A wrench basically consists of a lever with a notch at one or both ends for gripping the bolt or nut so that it can be twisted by a pull at right angles to the axes of the lever and the bolt or nut. Open-end wrenches have ends with straight-sided slots that fit over the part being tightened; box-end wrenches have ends that enclose the nut and have six, eight, 12, or 16 points inside the head. A socket wrench is essentially a short pipe with a square or hexagonal hole and either a permanent or a removable handle. wrench 1. an injury to a limb, caused by twisting 2. a spanner, esp one with adjustable jaws wrench [rench] (engineering) A manual or power tool with adapted or adjustable jaws or sockets either at the end or between the ends of a lever for holding or turning a bolt, pipe, or other object. (mechanics) The combination of a couple and a force which is parallel to the torque exerted by the couple. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ``Shooting Sizemore'' is, like its spiritual predecessor ``Breaking Bonaduce,'' TV for the sole purpose of seeking out a train wreck, with a willing conspirator aching to empty the contents of his battered heart as wrenchingly as any teenage girl with a diary. South African photographer Guy Tillim's wrenchingly beautiful "Jo'burg" series, 2004, which makes a strong case for the power of sensitive documentary, was doomed to public invisibility in a hot, airless room at the top of the Pyramide du Souvenir, well off the beaten public path, but an exhibition inside the train station was remarkable for its local accessibility. I don't know how Tori Amos does it," says out singer-songwriter-guitarist Kristen Hall, speaking of Amos's wrenchingly personal songs. |
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