socket wrench
nounDefinition of socket wrench
: a wrench usually in the form of a bar and removable socket made to fit a bolt or nut
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Name: Stephen Bandura Patent Application No.: 62/436,808 Patent: Ground Clamp Socket: A socket wrench fixture to easily tighten any electrical ground clamp, saving time—and the risk of accidental exposure to 35,000 volts. — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, "I Invented a Socket That Could Save My Life," 19 Mar. 2019 In between, there was everything from girdles to socket wrenches, dresses to guns, dolls to washing machines. — Allen G. Breed, The Seattle Times, "Girdles and socket wrenches: Sears was the Amazon of its day," 16 Oct. 2018 Ng’s Ester has the tenacious focus of a socket wrench, be her object an athletic scholarship to college or Amy’s notice and esteem. — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, "Young womanhood sopping wet with bodily fluids in Shotgun’s ‘Dry Land’," 31 May 2018 In the midst of trial Tuesday, attorneys for the city of Chicago settled a lawsuit brought by a Northwest Side man shot in his garage by a Chicago police officer who mistook a socket wrench in the man’s hand for a gun in 2011. — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, "City settles lawsuit over shooting by Chicago police officer in midst of trial," 17 Apr. 2018 Men who couldn’t handle a drill and socket wrench if their lives depended on it love a good duct tape challenge. — Southern Living, "Why Southerners Love "Duck" Tape," 7 Feb. 2017 Use a properly fitting box wrench or a 6-point socket wrench to remove the plug. — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, "How to Change Your Oil And Filter," 6 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'socket wrench.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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