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wrench  (rnch) n. 1. A sudden sharp, forcible twist or turn. 2. An injury produced by twisting or straining. 3. A sudden tug at one's emotions; a surge of compassion, sorrow, or anguish. 4. a. A break or parting that causes emotional distress. b. The pain so associated: felt a wrench when he was parted from his children. 5. A distortion in the original form or meaning of something written or spoken; twisted interpretation. 6. Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes. v. wrenched, wrench·ing, wrench·es v.tr. 1. a. To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly. b. To twist and sprain: I wrenched my knee. 2. To move, extract, or force free by pulling violently; yank. See Synonyms at jerk1. 3. To pull at the feelings or emotions of; distress: It wrenched her to watch them go. 4. To distort or twist the original character or import of: wrenched the text to prove her point. v.intr. To give a wrench, twist, or turn. [From Middle English wrenchen, to twist, from Old English wrencan; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] wrenching·ly adv.

wrench left to right: ratcheting box, adjustable, and open end wrenches

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wrench

Verb

1. to twist or pull (something) violently, for example to remove it from something to which it is attached: he grabbed the cable and wrenched it out of the wall socket

2. to move or twist away with a sudden violent effort: she wrenched free of his embrace

3. to injure (a limb or joint) by a sudden twist

Noun

1. a violent twist or pull

2. an injury to a limb or joint, caused by twisting it

3. a feeling of sadness experienced on leaving a person or place: it would be a wrench to leave Essex after all these years

4. a spanner with adjustable jaws [Old English wrencan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wrench - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" pull, twist harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. sprain - a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
	2.	wrench - a jerky pulling movement             twist motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	3.	wrench - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt spanner adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench - can be changed to different settings Allen wrench - a wrench for Allen screws alligator wrench - a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator) box end wrench, box wrench - a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head brace wrench - a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head bulldog wrench - a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something carriage wrench - a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts dog wrench - a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands hook spanner, hook wrench - a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object lug wrench - a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated open-end wrench, tappet wrench - a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) pin wrench - a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned screw key - a wrench for turning a screw socket wrench - a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted sparkplug wrench - a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine tap wrench - a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread torque wrench - a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied
Verb	1.	wrench - twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" twist pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
	2.	wrench - make a sudden twisting motion squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
	3.	wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" wring distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape
	4.	wrench - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" sprain, wrick, rick, twist, turn injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

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wrench

verb 1. twist, force, pull, tear, rip, tug, jerk, yank, wring, wrest

verb 2. sprain, strain, rick, distort

noun 3. twist, pull, rip, tug, jerk, yank

noun 4. sprain, strain, twist

noun 5. blow, shock, pain, ache, upheaval, uprooting, pang

noun 6. spanner, adjustable spanner, shifting spanner

Translations

wrench [rɛntʃ] n (TECH) → llave f inglesa (= tug); tirón m

vt → arrancar;

to wrench sth from sb → arrebatar algo violentamente a algn

wrench [rɛntʃ] n (Tech) → clé f (à écrous) (= tug); violent mouvement de torsion (fig); déchirement m

vt → tirer violemment sur, tordre;

to wrench sth from → arracher qch (violemment) à or de

wrench [rɛntʃ] n (Tech) → Schraubenschlüssel m;

(tug) → Ruck m (fig); schmerzhaftes Erlebnis nt

vt (pull) → reißen;

(injure) [+ arm, back]; verrenken;

to wrench sth from sb → jdm etw entreißen

wrench [rɛntʃ] n (TECH) → chiave f (= tug); torsione f brusca;

(fig) → strazio

vt → strappare; storcere;

to wrench sth from → strappare qc a or da

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wrench

v wrench [rentʃ]

1 to pull with a violent movement He wrenched the gun out of my hand. uitruk يَنْزَع، يَنْتَزِع дръпвам силно vytrhnout vriste; rive entwinden αρπάζω, τραβώ και παίρνω arrancar kiskuma باشدت کشیدن؛ با شدت پیجاندن tempaista arracher לַעֲקוֹר झटके से निकालना trgnuti, istrgnuti kiránt merenggutkan kippa, rykkja strappare もぎ取る 비틀어 잡아 떼다 ištraukti, išplėšti izraut; izgriezt (ar spēku) merenggut; merentap (tarik dengan ganas) wringen rive, rykke wyrwać, wyszarpnąć arrancar a smulge вырывать (vy)trhnúť iztrgati istrgnuti rycka, slita ดึงและบิดอย่างแรง şiddetle asılmak, sertçe tutup çekmek 猛扭(扳、擰) виривати زور سے جھٹکا دینا giật mạnh 猛扭（扳、拧）

2 to sprain to wrench one's shoulder. verdraai يَلْوي، يَفْتِل навяхвам vymknout forvride verrenken βγάζω, στραμπουλώ torcer, luxar (ära) nikastama پیچ خوردن؛ ضرب خوردن nyrjäyttää (se) fouler לִנקוֹעַ मरोड़ iščašiti kificamít membuat terkilir togna slogare 捻挫する ...을 삐다 išsisukti izmežģīt terseliuh; terkehel; tergeliat verrekken vrikke, vri ut av ledd zwichnąć luxar a scrânti вывихнуть vyvrtnúť (si) izpahniti iščašiti vricka, stuka, sträcka ทำให้เคล็ด burkmak 扭傷 вивихнути مروڑنا trật khớp 扭伤

n

1 a violent pull or twist. draaibeweging لَي، خَلْع، سَحْبَة قَوِيَّه внезапно силно дръпване vytrhnutí, vykroucení ryk heftiger Ruck απότομο τράβηγμα tirón kiskumine, väänamine پیچ خورذگی riuhtaisu violent mouvement de torsion מְשִיכָה בְּכּוֹחַ मरोड़ trzaj, iščašenje ficam renggutan rykkur, kippur strappo ねじ曲げ (심한) 뒤틀림, 비틀음 traukimas rāviens; izmežģījums rentapan atau memutar ruk rykk, voldsom dreining szarpnięcie puxão smulgere рывок; дёрганье vytrhnutie; vykrútenie zasuk istrgnuće ryck, vridning, bändning การดึงแรง ๆ şiddetle asılma 猛扭 сіпання, смикання زور کا جھٹکا sự giật mạnh 猛扭

2 a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc. sleutel مِفْتاح رَبْط أو شَد بَراغي гаечен ключ francouzský klíč skruenøgle der Schraubenschlüssel κάβουρας, γαλλικό κλειδί llave inglesa mutrivõti آچاتر jakoavain clef (à écrous) מַפתֵח שׁבֶדִי रिंच ključ za odvijanje állítható csavarkulcs, franciakulcs kunci Inggris skrúflykill (chiave inglese) レンチ 렌치, 스패너 veržliaraktis uzgriežņu atslēga sepana moersleutel skrunøkkel klucz maszynowy chave inglesa cheie fixă гаечный ключ francúzsky kľúč izvijač klješta skiftnyckel ประแจ İngiliz anahtarı 扳手 гайковий ключ پیچ کش chìa vặn 扳手