socket wrench

English

Noun

socket wrench (plural socket wrenches)

  2. 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.
    Synonym: ratchet wrench
    Hypernyms: wrench, spanner < tool
  4. (archaic) 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.
    Hypernyms: wrench, spanner < tool

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