Wrench in a sentence as a noun

Hammers vs. wrenches and all that good stuff.

I warned him not to use his adjustable wrench on the tightening nuts.

Or having a screw driver and socket wrench that fit the nuts/bots/screws on a conventional car?

It throws more of a wrench into the system as the BitUndo federation varies from 0% to 100%.

Why wrench and a screwdriver, when a gear is a visually simpler icon that is widely understood?

With the right amount of tension applied via the wrench, one pin binds at a time, which is what allows you to set the pins one at a time.

Just to throw a wrench into this:It has been shown that changing environments improves performance and memory.

Wrench in a sentence as a verb

From the giant thread, user BolshoiBrit:Found a work around:Add a new a search engine in wrench >> settings >> search "Manage Search Engines".

I usually keep a half diamond pick and a torsion wrench in my car, and sometimes I even carry it in my pocket.

Because it's an atrocious UI. Two different-sized "wrench" icons next to each other?

In particular, after these goods were produced, the ongoing inventory situation for hard drives had a wrench thrown into the works.

The idea that people don't know what a cog or a wrench is seems like the author is taking this a step too far. I wouldn't call those things "shrouded in mystery".Similarly there are still plenty of microphones that look like that, they're professional microphones, not "old fashioned" ones.

I know it's a demanding activity that requires more than reading a book and knowing how to hold a wrench, so I know to stay away from the serious pipes and stick to little fixes.

In practice, go and ask anybody in the country outside of the military for the following:- An M10 bolt- a 16mm wrench to drive it with- a 3 meter long 50 mm od pvc drainpipe- a tape-measure that measures only in metric- a highway sign that is posted in kmAnd so on.

Wrench definitions

noun

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

See also: twist pull

noun

a jerky pulling movement

See also: twist

noun

a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

See also: spanner

verb

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

See also: twist

verb

make a sudden twisting motion

verb

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

See also: wring

verb

twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

See also: twist sprain turn wrick rick