BOX END WRENCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does box end wrench mean? 

• BOX END WRENCH (noun)
  The noun BOX END WRENCH has 1 sense:

1. a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head

  Familiarity information: BOX END WRENCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOX END WRENCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

box end wrench; box wrench

Hypernyms ("box end wrench" is a kind of...):

spanner; wrench (a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)

Meronyms (parts of "box end wrench"):

socket (receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted)