adjective
- extremely angry or upset
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense and past participle of torque; applied twisting force to something
Usage: technical
Examples
- The mechanic torqued the bolts to the manufacturer’s specifications.
- She was completely torqued when she found out about the cancellation.
- The wheel nuts were properly torqued before the race.
- He got torqued at his coworker for missing the deadline.
- The engineer torqued the connection to 50 foot-pounds.
- I was really torqued about having to work late again.