OPEN-END WRENCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does open-end wrench mean? 

• OPEN-END WRENCH (noun)
  The noun OPEN-END WRENCH has 1 sense:

1. a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPEN-END WRENCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

open-end wrench; tappet wrench

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "open-end wrench"):

S wrench (a wrench with an S-shaped handle)