HyperDic: open-end_wrench

English > 1 sense of the expression *open-end wrench*:
NOUN	artifact	open-end wrench, tappet wrench	a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)

English > *open-end wrench*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle).
Synonym	tappet wrench
Narrower	S wrench	A wrench with an S-shaped handle
Broader	wrench, spanner	A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt