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wrench
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- pronunciation:
- rench
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
wrenches, wrenching, wrenched |
definition 1: |
to twist suddenly and with force.
The force of the collision wrenched her neck.- similar words:
- rack, tug, turn, twist, wring, yank
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definition 2: |
to damage or sprain by twisting.
She wrenched her knee while playing basketball.- synonyms:
- sprain, turn, twist
- similar words:
- pull, strain, tear
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definition 3: |
to twist, jerk, or pull (something) forcibly so that it splits or is dislodged.
The two dogs wrenched the Frisbee apart.The police wrenched the car door open and helped the passenger out.- similar words:
- jerk, pull, yank
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definition 4: |
to remove, extract, or obtain by, or as if by, twisting, jerking, or pulling; wrest.
The soldier wrenched the baby from its mother's arms.He finally wrenched the tight ring off his finger.She kept questioning him until she wrenched the truth from him.- synonyms:
- wrest
- similar words:
- extract, force, pluck, pry, pull, snatch, tear, wring
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definition 5: |
to twist the meaning or nature of; distort.
You are wrenching my words out of context.- synonyms:
- distort, pervert, twist, warp
- similar words:
- deform, falsify, garble, mangle, misrepresent, torture
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definition 6: |
to cause suffering to.
The pitiful sight wrenched her heart.- synonyms:
- afflict, distress, harrow, pain, wring
- similar words:
- anguish, hurt, perturb, torment, trouble, wound
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related words: |
pain, pry, snap, warp, withdraw |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to give a sudden twist, turn, or pull; yank.
- synonyms:
- jerk, pull, yank
- similar words:
- tug
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definition 2: |
to make a sudden twist or turn; swerve.
- synonyms:
- sheer, swerve, veer
- similar words:
- deviate, skew, turn, yaw
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related words: |
pluck, twitch |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a tool, often with adjustable jaws, that is used to grip and turn an object, often one threaded into another, such as a bolt or pipe.
I'll need a bigger wrench to turn this nut.
- similar words:
- monkey wrench, socket wrench
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definition 2: |
a sudden forcible twist.
The dentist gave the tooth a wrench, and the troublesome thing was out.- synonyms:
- jerk, wrest
- similar words:
- pull, sprain, tug, turn, twist, yank
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definition 3: |
a strain or sprain, as to an ankle or knee, caused by such a twist.
He'll be out for the rest of the season due to the wrench of his knee.- synonyms:
- sprain, strain, twist
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definition 4: |
a sharp emotional pang, or the cause thereof.
He felt a wrench at leaving home.- synonyms:
- pang
- similar words:
- anguish, heartache, heartbreak, hurt, jolt, pain, throe
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definition 5: |
a sharp twist in form or meaning; distortion.
- synonyms:
- distortion, twist
- similar words:
- deformation, perversion, slant
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related words: |
pluck, twitch |
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