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I torked a coat hanger !!!

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CellarDweller:

CellarDweller:

Sason:

--- Quote from: Penthesilea on September 14, 2010, 04:17:36 am ---Correctly it's written 'torqued', resp. 'torque'. Should be in your dictionary.
I'd say it's a more technical term than twist. My dictionary lists endless technical terms with torque: torque arm, torque balance, torque compensator, torque converter, etc.


Here's what Merriam-Webster says:

Noun:
Definition of TORQUE
: a usually metal collar or neck chain worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
Variants of TORQUE
torque or torc \ˈtȯrk\
Origin of TORQUE
French, from Latin torques, from torquēre to twist — more at torture
First Known Use: 1695

Verb:
torqued torqu·ing
Definition of TORQUE
: to impart torque to : cause to twist (as about an axis)
— torqu·er noun
First Known Use of TORQUE
1959




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Oh, that's why I couldn't find it in my dictionaries (the M-W included)!

Thanks Chrissi, I'm happy to recieve such expert information on English from you!   ;D :-*

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Penthesilea on September 14, 2010, 12:48:22 am --- Somehow I have the feeling the wire hanger is a smaller, tamed and thus harmless cousin to the tire iron.
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Good point, Chrissi. Just like Alma's faucet water is the domestic cousin of the lake or river water that Ennis' fishing line never touched.

Front-Ranger:
Jack WAS the wire hanger; torque is a synonym of Twist, and he was a Twist! He was also the can opener, remember!!

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