pipe wrench
noun
: a wrench for gripping and turning a cylindrical object (such as a pipe) usually by use of two serrated jaws so designed as to grip the pipe when turning in one direction only
Examples of pipe wrench in a Sentence
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Compared to a plumbing toolkit could feature adjustable pipe wrenches and tube cutters.
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Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
Ridgid’s 12-inch aluminum straight-body pipe wrench clocks in at a reasonable 2.5 pounds despite a heavy-duty build.
—Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
His brother, Maxwell Ervin, testified that his brother attacked their father with a pipe wrench and a folding knife, alleging that Ray Ervin was an imposter.
—CBS News, 28 June 2022
The younger Ervin's brother testified that the suspect attacked their father with a pipe wrench and a folding knife, saying Ray Ervin was an imposter.
—Fox News, 30 June 2022
Decatur police allege Ethan Dickerson restrained and hit the victim repeatedly with a pipe wrench Thursday at a Decatur home.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2022
For someone who handles several different types of plumbing repairs, a pipe wrench is a good option, such as the Maxpower 14-Inch Pipe Wrench.
—Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
They had been beaten with a large pipe wrench, according to the charges.
—Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 27 Jan. 2021
Cruz was bludgeoned to death in 1986 with what detectives believe was a pipe wrench that had been stolen from the family’s backyard days earlier.
—Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2020
Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
Ridgid’s 12-inch aluminum straight-body pipe wrench clocks in at a reasonable 2.5 pounds despite a heavy-duty build.
—Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
His brother, Maxwell Ervin, testified that his brother attacked their father with a pipe wrench and a folding knife, alleging that Ray Ervin was an imposter.
—CBS News, 28 June 2022
The younger Ervin's brother testified that the suspect attacked their father with a pipe wrench and a folding knife, saying Ray Ervin was an imposter.
—Fox News, 30 June 2022
Decatur police allege Ethan Dickerson restrained and hit the victim repeatedly with a pipe wrench Thursday at a Decatur home.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2022
For someone who handles several different types of plumbing repairs, a pipe wrench is a good option, such as the Maxpower 14-Inch Pipe Wrench.
—Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
They had been beaten with a large pipe wrench, according to the charges.
—Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 27 Jan. 2021
Cruz was bludgeoned to death in 1986 with what detectives believe was a pipe wrench that had been stolen from the family’s backyard days earlier.
—Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2020
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First Known Use
circa 1875, in the meaning defined above
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