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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUG WRENCH

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Lug wrench is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LUG WRENCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lug wrench

Lug wrench

A lug wrench is the name for a type of socket wrench used to loosen and tighten lug nuts on automobile wheels. In the United Kingdom and Australia, this tool is commonly known as a wheel brace. Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped. The form commonly found in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end. The prying tip is mainly intended to remove hub caps or wheel covers that may be covering a wheel's lug nuts. Another common type, sometimes called a spider wrench, is made in the shape of a cross with different sized sockets on each of the four ends.

Definition of lug wrench in the English dictionary

The definition of lug wrench in the dictionary is a spanner with a lug or lugs projecting from its jaws to engage the component to be rotated.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUG WRENCH

lug
lug screw
Luganda
Lugano
Lugansk
Lugdunum
luge
Luger
luggable
luggage
luggage boot
luggage carrier
luggage handler
luggage insurance
luggage label
luggage locker
luggage rack
luggage van
lugged
lugger

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUG WRENCH

Allen wrench
Anglo-French
bench
Canadian French
drench
entrench
French
hex key wrench
Middle French
monkey wrench
Norman French
Old French
Old North French
retrench
socket wrench
spanner wrench
Swiss-French
the French
torque wrench
trench
wrench

Synonyms and antonyms of lug wrench in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lug wrench» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUG WRENCH

Find out the translation of lug wrench to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lug wrench from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lug wrench» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扳钳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llave de tuercas
570 millions of speakers

English

lug wrench
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घसिटना रिंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العروه وجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наконечник ключ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chave de roda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুরে ফাটল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clé de crochet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sepana lug
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schraubenschlüssel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラグレンチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

러그 렌치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lug wrench
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai cờ lê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லஞ்ச் குறடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घोकबळ पाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bijon anahtarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiave inglese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

końcówka klucza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наконечник ключ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

levier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lug κλειδί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleep wrench
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rörtång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lug skiftenøkkel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lug wrench

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lug wrench

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUG WRENCH»

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Auto Repair For Dummies
Deanna Sclar. this aid is no longer necessary. But remember, the longer the arms on your lug wrench, the more leverage you have. Don't remove the lug nuts completely; just get them loose enough to remove by hand afterjacking up the ...
Deanna Sclar, 2011
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Strength and Stiffness of Engineering Systems
Example 2.5 Classic Lug Wrench Given: A lug nut is tightened by applying a downward force F on the lug wrench's right arm and an upward force F on the wrench's left arm (Figure 2.8a). Linear motion is converted into angular motion; force is ...
Frederick A. Leckie, Dominic J. Bello, 2009
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Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them : How to Keep Your ...
I recommend having at least an X-type lug wrench — you know, the cross-armed type of the regular size you use for automobiles, but if you're going to be in this business for very long or very seriously, consider getting a larger, truck-size lug ...
Roger L. Welsch
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Popular Mechanics
... soul, but it may allow him to live long enough for us to save it." The number of trained missionary tech- PRIMITIVE CONDITIONS at remote mission outposts make mechanics of missionaries, 82 PM Praise the Lord and Pass the Lug Wrench.
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Fundamentals of Automotive Technology: Principles and Practice
A lug wrench has special-sized lug nut sockets permanently attached to it. One common model, the lug wrench, has four different-sized sockets, one on each arm. Never hit or jump on a lug wrench when loosening lug nuts. If the lug wrench ...
CDX Automotive, 2013
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Job Hazard Analysis: A guide for voluntary compliance and beyond
... jack under car Keep eye on task and highway when jacking up car Removing Tire I—I _ _ _ _ L Strain/sprain from usm g lug wrench Tools and Equipment Use lug wrench Struck against vehicle when loosen lug nuts Select the correct tool for  ...
James Roughton, Nathan Crutchfield, 2011
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Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual
Furthermore, you'll never be able to change a tire if you don't have the basics — a jack and a lug wrench (Fig. 2). Go back into their hidy-hole and confirm their existence (Fig. 3). While you're there and you have enough light to read the ...
Popular Mechanics, 2008
8
The Hip Girl's Handbook for Home, Car, and Money Stuff
The spare tire, the jack, and the lug wrench (and any other goodies in the tire- changing tool kit). If you have an old towel or apron and gloves, even better, because your time for getting dirty has come! Changing Your Tires ♢ Check your kit to ...
Jennifer Musselman, Patty DeGregori, 2002
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A First Book of C++
Fix a flat tire: Stop vehicle in a safe, level location Set the parking brake Get jack, lug wrench, and spare tire Check air pressure in spare tire Use jack to raise vehicle so that damaged tire is clear of ground Remove hubcap Use lug wrench to ...
Gary Bronson, 2011
10
Field Guide to Tools: How to Identify and Utilize Virtually ...
The tire wrench, lug wrench, or tire star is for removing the lug nuts that hold the wheels on your car. One of those hexagonal sockets will fit your car's lug nuts. Changing tires on the roadside can be difficult because the lug nuts were originally ...
Aliza Green, John Kelsey, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUG WRENCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lug wrench is used in the context of the following news items.
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Behind The Wheel: Lane closures near garden nothing new
The wheels were after-market, so the vehicle's stock lug wrench would not work. Brinker explained what he was doing at each step. He used ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
2
Icebox Derby encourages girls to be STEM savvy
"I wasn't really handy before," Clayton said, adding she's mastered a lug wrench to tighten the lug bolts on the wheels she and her team just ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
3
Board denies killer's parole
Garland, the mother of three children, had been killed by a blow from a four-way lug wrench, which was found in Searles' pickup. Forensic ... «Parsons Sun, Jul 15»
4
10 items (or more) to bring when driving
Sclar also recommends that we bring: a lug wrench (to remove the wheel or lug nuts when you change a tire); a can of inflator/sealant; old but ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
5
Travel worry free on Independence Day
Make sure you have a jack and a lug wrench in the RV. “The lug wrench should also fit your camper,” he says. Finally, give the RV a test run ... «Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Jun 15»
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Mopar merger mulled at Sonic
... ride with a trunk so small there's no room for a spare tire or even for a jack or lug wrench to remove its 17-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. «Charleston Post Courier, Jun 15»
7
Assembly Signs Award-Winning Director Jeffrey Fleisig
In 2015, Fleisig directed his first short film, Love & A Lug Wrench, a black comedy about love gone terribly wrong. The film, which features ... «Adland, Jun 15»
8
5 Popular "Road Rage" Weapons
The lug wrench will strike fear into your enemies, especially if it's spinning towards their heads. Hatchet For those of you that want a little bit ... «WAAF.com, Jun 15»
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Fugitive mom arrested on aggravated assault, vandalism warrant
Simmons then allegedly went outside, picked up a four-way lug wrench, and began beating the passenger side door of Mark Torgue's 2001 ... «Kingsport Times News, Jun 15»
10
German team smashes tire changing Guinness World Record
Why didn't they spin the lug wrench once the initial tension was broken? They incrementally turned the wrench for each nut, which seemed to ... «RoadandTrack.com, Jun 15»

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