lug wrench

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   a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated

   Broaderwrench

   Partslug

Questions about lug wrench

What does lug wrench mean?

lug wrench means "a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated".

Is lug wrench a common word?

lug wrench is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.