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socket wrench
noun
: a wrench usually in the form of a bar and removable socket made to fit a bolt or nut
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Door handles, socket wrenches, and factory machinery demand nuanced force, rotation, and grip.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Then take your socket wrench and loosen the drain plug.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, approximately two-thirds of all socket wrenches, band saws, blowtorches, air compressors and grinders imported into the U.S. come from that island.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
That may explain the appearance of Penske Auto Group, which sells and services trucks; LKQ, which distributes aftermarket repair parts, and Snap-on, which sells socket wrenches to mechanics.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
To access the rod, use a socket wrench on the anode rod hex head located on top of the water heater or under the top plate.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
After saturating the blade bolt with penetrant (shown above), place a block of wood behind the blade to keep it from turning and loosen the bolt with a socket wrench.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
Then take your socket wrench and loosen the drain plug.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
For example, approximately two-thirds of all socket wrenches, band saws, blowtorches, air compressors and grinders imported into the U.S. come from that island.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
That may explain the appearance of Penske Auto Group, which sells and services trucks; LKQ, which distributes aftermarket repair parts, and Snap-on, which sells socket wrenches to mechanics.
—William Baldwin, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
To access the rod, use a socket wrench on the anode rod hex head located on top of the water heater or under the top plate.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
After saturating the blade bolt with penetrant (shown above), place a block of wood behind the blade to keep it from turning and loosen the bolt with a socket wrench.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Socket wrench.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socket%20wrench. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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