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    Wrench
    /ren(t)SH/

    noun

    • 1. a sudden violent twist or pull: "with a wrench Tony wriggled free" Similar tugpulljerkjolt
    • 2. a feeling of sadness or distress caused by one's own or another's departure: "it will be a real wrench to leave after eight years" Similar painful partingdistressing separationtraumatic eventpain

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wrenchWrench Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WRENCH is to move with a violent twist; also : to undergo twisting. How to use wrench in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › wrenchWRENCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wrench definition: to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. See examples of WRENCH used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWRENCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WRENCH definition: 1. to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position: 2. to twist part of…. Learn more.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WrenchWrench - Wikipedia

    A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts —or keep them from turning. In the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand spanner is the standard term.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › wrenchWrench - definition of wrench by The Free Dictionary

    wrench. (rĕnch) n. 1. Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes, typically at an angle perpendicular to the object's axis. 2. A sudden, forcible twist, turn, or pull: gave the steering wheel a wrench. 3.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wrenchWrench - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates. “ wrench a window off its hinges”. “ wrench oneself free from somebody's grip”. “a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest”. synonyms: twist. see more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWRENCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. [ VERB noun preposition ]

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › wrenchWrench Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Wrench definition: Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes, typically at an angle perpendicular to the object's axis.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › %C2%A0wrenchWRENCH Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Wrench definition: to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. See examples of WRENCH used in a sentence.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarywrench | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    wrench meaning: 1. to pull something violently away from a fixed position: 2. to injure part of your body by…. Learn more.

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