wrench (redirected from wrenchingly)

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.uitrukيَنْزَع، يَنْتَزِعдръпвам силноvytrhnoutvriste; riveentwindenαρπάζω, τραβώ και παίρνωarrancarkiskumaباشدت کشیدن؛ با شدت پیجاندنtempaistaarracherלַעֲקוֹרझटके से निकालनाtrgnuti, istrgnutikirántmerenggutkankippa, rykkjastrappareもぎ取る비틀어 잡아 떼다ištraukti, išplėštiizraut; izgriezt (ar spēku)merenggut; merentap (tarik dengan ganas)wringenrive, rykkewyrwać, wyszarpnąćarrancara smulgeвырывать(vy)trhnúťiztrgatiistrgnutirycka, slitaดึงและบิดอย่างแรงşiddetle asılmak, sertçe tutup çekmek猛扭(扳、擰)вириватиزور سے جھٹکا دیناgiật mạnh猛扭（扳、拧）

2 to sprain to wrench one's shoulder.verdraaiيَلْوي، يَفْتِلнавяхвамvymknoutforvrideverrenkenβγάζω, στραμπουλώtorcer, luxar(ära) nikastamaپیچ خوردن؛ ضرب خوردنnyrjäyttää(se) foulerלִנקוֹעַमरोड़iščašitikificamítmembuat terkilirtognaslogare捻挫する...을 삐다išsisuktiizmežģītterseliuh; terkehel; tergeliatverrekkenvrikke, vri ut av leddzwichnąćluxara scrântiвывихнутьvyvrtnúť (si)izpahnitiiščašitivricka, stuka, sträckaทำให้เคล็ดburkmak扭傷вивихнутиمروڑناtrật khớp扭伤

n

1 a violent pull or twist. draaibewegingلَي، خَلْع، سَحْبَة قَوِيَّهвнезапно силно дръпванеvytrhnutí, vykroucenírykheftiger Ruckαπότομο τράβηγμαtirónkiskumine, väänamineپیچ خورذگیriuhtaisuviolent mouvement de torsionמְשִיכָה בְּכּוֹחַमरोड़trzaj, iščašenjeficamrenggutanrykkur, kippurstrappoねじ曲げ(심한) 뒤틀림, 비틀음traukimasrāviens; izmežģījumsrentapan atau memutarrukrykk, voldsom dreiningszarpnięciepuxãosmulgereрывок; дёрганьеvytrhnutie; vykrúteniezasukistrgnućeryck, vridning, bändningการดึงแรง ๆşiddetle asılma猛扭сіпання, смиканняزور کا جھٹکاsự giật mạnh猛扭

2 a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc. sleutelمِفْتاح رَبْط أو شَد بَراغيгаечен ключfrancouzský klíčskruenøgleder Schraubenschlüsselκάβουρας, γαλλικό κλειδίllave inglesamutrivõtiآچاترjakoavainclef (à écrous)מַפתֵח שׁבֶדִיरिंचključ za odvijanjeállítható csavarkulcs, franciakulcskunci Inggrisskrúflykill(chiave inglese)レンチ렌치, 스패너veržliaraktisuzgriežņu atslēgasepanamoersleutelskrunøkkelklucz maszynowychave inglesacheie fixăгаечный ключfrancúzsky kľúčizvijačklještaskiftnyckelประแจİngiliz anahtarı扳手гайковий ключپیچ کشchìa vặn扳手