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"wrench one's ankle"verbtwist suddenly so as to sprain
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"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"nouna sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
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"wrench a window off its hinges" "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip" "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"verbtwist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
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nouna hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
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nouna jerky pulling movement
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verbtwist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
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verbmake a sudden twisting motion
Definition that contains wrench
- sprain a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- allen wrench a wrench for Allen screws
- s wrench a wrench with an S-shaped handle
- lug wrench a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated
- sparkplug wrench a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine
- hook wrench a wrench with a hook 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
- open-end wrench a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle)
- torque wrench a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied
- crescent wrench an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench