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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
- hook spanner a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head
- lag screw a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench
- box wrench a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head
- socket wrench a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted
- tap wrench a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread
- monkey-wrench adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
- chain tongs a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe
- allen wrench a wrench for Allen screws
- s wrench a wrench with an S-shaped handle