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US
/ˈɹɛntʃ/
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[ UK /ɹˈɛntʃ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɛntʃ/ ]
NOUN
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a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a jerky pulling movement
VERB
- make a sudden twisting motion
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twist suddenly so as to sprain
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days -
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Wring one's hand -
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
wrench a window off its hinges
How To Use wrench In A Sentence
- Just before Chiswick Bridge he suddenly wrenched the wheel round to the right. Times, Sunday Times
- The tip of his lance got caught by the serrations of her sword, and he wrenched it out of her grasp, thinking he had won.
- i was in floods of tears at the end of "Bridge to Terabithia" when i went to go see it with me ten year old nephew. he promptly spent the rest of the day laughing at me for it and calling me a woose but in my defence it was really sad. lol. wrenchturner (5 posts) on April 16, 2009 - 9: 46pm. AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
- And when the Monkeewrench crew - computer geeks who made a fortune on games, now assisting the cops with special anticrime soft-ware - are invited by the FBI to investigate a series of murder videos posted to the Web, it's not long before the group discovers the frightening link between the unlucky bride and the latest, most horrific use of the Internet yet. Shoot to Thrill by P. J. Tracy: Book summary
- Hartford Armory has already solved this by offering a screw-in front sight available in different heights, with a special wrench for removal and installation.
- He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock.
- Her face contorted with the pain but she wrenched harder, thinking of her freedom.
- Step 1: For starters, you will need a few common tools that are more than likely already sitting around the garage, such as a socket wrench set, a C-clamp, a flathead screwdriver, an Allen wrench set, and an ATV stand or lift. How to Replace the Brakes on a Utility ATV
- A racer from Team Whole Foods Market wrenched her ankle immediately and vanished in the cloud of dust raised by the stampede.
- To Slegge's annoyance, he very soon found that if the prestige of the school was to be kept up Glyn and Singh must be in the eleven, for the former in a very short time was acknowledged to be the sharpest bowler in the school, while, from long practice together, Singh was an admirable wicket-keeper -- one who laughed at gloves and pads, was utterly without fear, and had, as Wrench said -- he being a great admirer of a game in which he never had a chance to play -- "a nye like a nork. Glyn Severn's Schooldays