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wrench
[rench]
verb (used with object)
to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist.
When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
to wrest, as from the right use or meaning.
to wrench the facts out of context.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside.
He wrenched away.
to give a wrench or twist at something.
noun
a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist.
With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.
a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.
a tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.
wrench
/ ɛԳʃ /
verb
to give (something) a sudden or violent twist or pull esp so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached
to wrench a door off its hinges
(tr) to twist suddenly so as to sprain (a limb)
to wrench one's ankle
(tr) to give pain to
(tr) to twist from the original meaning or purpose
(intr) to make a sudden twisting motion
noun
a forceful twist or pull
an injury to a limb, caused by twisting
sudden pain caused esp by parting
a parting that is difficult or painful to make
a distorting of the original meaning or purpose
a spanner, esp one with adjustable jaws See also torque wrench
Other 51Թ Forms
- wrencher noun
- wrenchingly adverb
- outwrench verb (used with object)
- unwrenched adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrench1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrench1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
What unfolded next, they said, was gut wrenching.
Fewer resources means this financially draining and emotionally wrenching situation will become more common — perhaps even the norm.
Lane recalls watching the play and choking up when Lavin absent-mindedly wiped off a phone receiver — her character was always cleaning — right after a wrenching phone call.
A federal judge threw a wrench into President Donald Trump's plans to dismantle the Department of Education, ordering the administration to reinstate hundreds of laid-off federal workers and blocking the president's executive order.
A video from Fox 11 news showed at least one protester trying to wrench open a gate blocking a driveway.
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