Definition of wrench

noun (n)

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state)

  Synonym: pull, twist
  

  Example:
  The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a jerky pulling movement (noun.event)

  Synonym: twist
  

  source: wordnet30
• a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: spanner
  

  source: wordnet30
• Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates (verb.contact)

  Example:
  Wrench a window off its hinges.
  Wrench oneself free from somebody's grip.
  A deep sigh was wrenched from his chest.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make a sudden twisting motion (verb.motion)

  source: wordnet30
• twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish (verb.contact)

  Synonym: wring
  

  source: wordnet30
• twist suddenly so as to sprain (verb.body)

  Synonym: rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrick
  

  Example:
  Wrench one's ankle.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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