pipe wrench

noun

An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.

Similar
StillsonsStillson wrenchmonkey wrenchtube wrench
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Meanings

nounpipe wrench (plural pipe wrenches)

plural pipe wrenches

  1. An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.

    Synonyms: Stillsons, Stillson wrench, monkey wrench

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.

Similar
StillsonsStillson wrenchmonkey wrench

More synonyms by meaning

nounadjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe

Similar
tube wrench
Broader
adjustable wrenchadjustable spanner
Also see
monkey wrenchpipetongstube wrench

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque Stillson giltza
  • Stillson giltzaadjustable wrench
Catalan clau Stillson
  • clau Stillsonadjustable wrench
Czech hasák
  • hasákadjustable wrench
Danish amerikansk rørtang
  • amerikansk rørtangadjustable wrench
Dutch pijptang, stillsonsleutel
  • pijptangadjustable wrench
  • stillsonsleuteladjustable wrench
Finnish putkipihdit
  • putkipihditadjustable wrench
French clé serre tube
  • clé serre tubeadjustable wrench
German Einhand-Rohrzange
  • Einhand-Rohrzangeadjustable wrench
Italian giratubi americano
  • giratubi americanoadjustable wrench
Korean 파이프렌치
  • 파이프렌치 (paipeurenchi)adjustable wrench
Polish klucz nastawny, klucz francuski
  • klucz nastawnyadjustable wrench
  • klucz francuskiadjustable wrench
Portuguese chave de grifo, chave Stillson
  • chave de grifoadjustable wrench
  • chave Stillsonadjustable wrench
Spanish llave stillson, llave stilson
  • llave stillsonadjustable wrench
  • llave stilsonadjustable wrench
  • llave grifaadjustable wrench
Swedish rörtång amerikansk modell
  • rörtång amerikansk modelladjustable wrench
Cite this entry
APA

pipe wrench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20wrench

MLA

“pipe wrench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20wrench. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipe wrench,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20wrench.

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