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| NOUN | 1 | wrench, twist, pull | A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments |
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| 2 | wrench, twist | A jerky pulling movement | |
| 3 | wrench, spanner | A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | |
| VERB | 1 | wrench, twist | Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates |
| 2 | wrench | Make a sudden twisting motion | |
| 3 | wrench, wring | Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish | |
| 4 | wrench, twist, sprain, turn, wrick, rick | Twist suddenly so as to sprain |
| Sounds | reh'nch |
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| Rhymes | bench / Bench, clench, drench, and 9 more rhymes in ehnch... |
| Meaning | A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments. |
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| Examples | "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell" |
| Synonyms | twist, pull |
| Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma |
| Narrower | sprain |
| Verbs | wrench |
| Meaning | A jerky pulling movement. |
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| Synonyms | twist |
| Broader | movement, motion |
| Verbs | wrench |
| Meaning | A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt. |
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| Synonyms | spanner |
| Parts | jaw |
| Broader | hand tool |
| Narrower | adjustable wrench, adjustable spanner; Allen wrench; alligator wrench; box wrench, box end wrench; brace wrench; bulldog wrench; carriage wrench; dog wrench; hook wrench, hook spanner; lug wrench; open-end wrench, tappet wrench; pin wrench; screw key; socket wrench; sparkplug wrench; tap wrench; torque wrench |
| Verbs | wrench |
| Meaning | Twist 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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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" |
| Synonyms | twist |
| Broader | pull |
| Nouns | wrench |
| Meaning | Make a sudden twisting motion. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Broader | writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist |
| Nouns | wrench |
| Meaning | Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | wring |
| Similar to | contort, deform, distort, wring |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort |
| Meaning | Twist suddenly so as to sprain. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Model | Did he wrench his foot? |
| Examples | "wrench one's ankle" |
| Synonyms | twist, sprain, turn, wrick, rick |
| Broader | injure, wound |
| Nouns | wrench |
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