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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 [rɛntʃ]

vb

1. 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

2. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to twist suddenly so as to sprain (a limb) to wrench one's ankle

3. (tr) to give pain to

4. (tr) to twist from the original meaning or purpose

5. (intr) to make a sudden twisting motion

n

1. a forceful twist or pull

2. (Medicine / Pathology) an injury to a limb, caused by twisting

3. sudden pain caused esp by parting

4. a parting that is difficult or painful to make

5. a distorting of the original meaning or purpose

6. (Engineering / Tools) a spanner, esp one with adjustable jaws See also torque wrench

[Old English wrencan; related to Old High German renken, Lithuanian rangyti to twist. See wrinkle¹]

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 - an adjustable tool for gripping hexagonal nuts, with an adjustings crew in the head of the implement 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 They wrenched open the passenger door and got into the car.

2. sprain, strain, rick, distort He had wrenched his ankle badly in the fall.

noun

1. twist, pull, rip, tug, jerk, yank The rope stopped his fall with a wrench that broke his neck.

2. sprain, strain, twist We are hoping the injury is just a wrench.

3. blow, shock, pain, ache, upheaval, uprooting, pang I knew it would be a wrench to leave home.

4. spanner, adjustable spanner, shifting spanner He took a wrench from his toolbox.

Translations

wrench [rentʃ]

A. N

1. (= tug) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm)
to give sth a wrench → tirar or (LAm) jalar algo (con violencia or fuerza)

2. (Med) → torcedura f

3. (= tool) → llave f inglesa, llave f de tuerca

4. (fig) it was a wrench to see her go → dolió mucho verla partir

B. VT

1. to wrench sth off/(away) from/out of → arrancar algo de
he wrenched himself free → haciendo un gran esfuerzo se soltó
to wrench a door open → abrir una puerta de un tirón or (LAm) jalón

2. (Med) → torcerse

C. VI he wrenched free → haciendo un gran esfuerzo se soltó

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wrench [ˈrɛntʃ]

n

(TECHNICAL) (also monkey wrench) → clé f à molette

(= tug) → violent mouvement m de torsion

(British) (emotional) → crève-cœur m
It was a great wrench to leave home → C'était un crève-cœur que de quitter la maison.

vt

(= pull violently) → arracher
to wrench sth from sb → arracher qch à qn
Two men wrenched the suitcase from his hand → Deux hommes lui arrachèrent la valise de la main.
to wrench sth away → arracher qch
to wrench sth out of sb's hand → arracher qch des mains de qn
to wrench sth open → tirer sur qch avec force et l'ouvrir
I wrenched the door open → Je tirai sur la porte avec force et l'ouvris.
to wrench o.s. free → se dégager
to wrench o.s. from → se dégager de

(= twist) [+ ankle, knee, arm] → se tordre

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wrench

n

(= tug) → Ruck m; (Med) → Verrenkung f; to give something a wrench → einer Sache (dat) → einen Ruck geben; he gave his shoulder a nasty wrench → er hat sich (dat) → die Schulter schlimm verrenkt

(= tool) → Schraubenschlüssel m

(fig) to be a wrench → wehtun; the wrench of parting → der Trennungsschmerz

vt

(= tug) → winden; to wrench something (away) from somebody → jdm etw entwinden; to wrench a door open → eine Tür aufzwingen; to wrench a door off its hinges → eine Tür aus den Angeln reißen; he wrenched the steering wheel round → er riss das Lenkrad herum; to wrench somebody’s arm out of its socket → jdm den Arm ausrenken

(Med) to wrench one’s ankle/shoulder → sich (dat) → den Fuß/die Schulter verrenken

(fig) → reißen; if you could wrench yourself away from the TV → wenn du dich vom Fernseher losreißen könntest

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wrench [rɛntʃ]

1. n

a. (tug) → strattone m
to give sth a wrench → dare uno strattone a qc

b. (tool) → chiave f

c. (fig) → strazio

2. vt

a. to wrench sth (away) from or off sb → strappare qc a qn
he wrenched it out of my hands → me lo ha strappato di mano
she wrenched herself free → si liberò con uno strattone
to wrench a door open → aprire bruscamente una porta

b. (Med) → slogare, storcere

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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 kiskaista arracher לַעֲקוֹר झटके से निकालना trgnuti, istrgnuti kiránt merenggutkan kippa, rykkja strappare もぎ取る 잡아채다 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 猛力扭擰，奪取 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 reväyttää (se) fouler לִנקוֹעַ मरोड़ iščašiti kificamít membuat terkilir togna slogare 捻挫する 비틀다 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 kiskaisu violent mouvement de torsion מְשִיכָה בְּכּוֹחַ मरोड़ trzaj, iščašenje ficam renggutan rykkur, kippur strappo ねじ曲げ 뒤틀림 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 ruuviavain clef (à écrous) מַפתֵח שׁבֶדִי रिंच ključ za odvijanje állítható csavarkulcs, franciakulcs kunci Inggris skrúflykill (chiave inglese) レンチ 렌치 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

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wrench → مفتاح ربط, مفتاح ربط وفك الصواميل, يُحَرِف klíč, prudce trhnout, prudké trhnutí forvride, skruenøgle entreißen, Ruck, Schraubenschlüssel κλειδί, στραμπούληγμα, στραμπουλώ arrancar, llave inglesa, tirón jakoavain, vääntää, vääntö clé, clé anglaise, déchirer iščupati, ključ za matice, nagli trzaj chiave inglese, strappare スパナ, ねじり, ねじる 렌치, 비틀다, 스패너 moersleutel, wringen fastnøkkel, vri, vridning klucz (maszynowy) płaski, szarpnąć, szarpnięcie arrancão, arrancar, chave inglesa, puxão выкручивание, выкручивать, гаечный ключ ryck, rycka, skruvnyckel การดึงและบิดอย่างแรง, กุญแจเลื่อน, ดึงและบิดอย่างแรง burma, burmak, İngiliz anahtarı cờ lê, sự vặn mạnh, vặn mạnh 扳手, 猛扭