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socket wrench

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
sock-et wrench
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver.

noun

Any wrench, including a nonratcheting one with an integral (nonremovable) head, that has an internal/concave feature (a socket) that engages the head of an external-wrenching fastener.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

socket wrenches (plural)

Synonyms

ratchet wrench

Questions

What does socket wrench mean?
A type of wrench (spanner) featuring multiple removable and interchangeable socket heads (sockets), each designed to fit a particular size of bolt head or other fastener, which can be attached by the drive to a ratcheting handle, breaker bar, or other driver.

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