wrench
A movement that twists or pulls violentlyA movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
» Could you hand me that wrench?
Ти не міг би подати мені он той гайковий ключ?
Ви не могли би подати мені он той гайковий ключ?
Meaning
14 sensesA movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
Ruck
A distorting change from the original meaning.
(Canada, Philippines, US)A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
Schraubenschlüssel, Schlüssel
га́ечный клю́чgáječnyj kljúč, клю́чkljúč, разводно́й клю́чrazvodnój kljúč
гайкови́й ключhajkovýj ključ
(UK)An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
A violent emotional change caused by separation.
Abschiedsschmerz, Stich ins Herz
In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
(obsolete)A trick or artifice.
(obsolete)Deceit; guile; treachery.
(obsolete)A turn at an acute angle.
(archaic)A winch or windlass.
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a jerky pulling movement
Examples
56 sentencesCould you hand me that wrench?
Ти не міг би подати мені он той гайковий ключ?
Hand me the wrench.
Передай мені гайковий ключ.
ruДай гаечный ключ.
I need a wrench.
Мені потрібний гайковий ключ.
deIch brauche einen Schraubenschlüssel.
Do you have a wrench?
У тебе є гайковий ключ?
ruУ тебя есть гаечный ключ?
deHabt ihr einen Schraubenschlüssel?
Hand me that wrench.
Подай мені он той гайковий ключ.
ruПодай мне тот гаечный ключ.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wrench, from Old English wrenċ, from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from ProFrom Middle English wrench, from Old English wrenċ, from Proto-Germanic *wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wreng- (“to turn”). Compare German Rank (“plot, intrigue”).
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