Wrench

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist 1.2 to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist 1.3 to affect distressingly as if by a wrench. 1.4 to wrest, as from the right use or meaning 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside 2.2 to give a wrench or twist at something. 3 Noun 3.1 a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist 3.2 a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist. 3.3 a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings. 3.4 a twisting or distortion, as of meaning. 3.5 a tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws. 4 Synonyms 4.1 verb 4.2 noun

Verb (used with object)

to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist

He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.

to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist

When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.

to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.

to wrest, as from the right use or meaning

to wrench the facts out of context.

Verb (used without object)

to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside

He wrenched away.

to give a wrench or twist at something.

Noun

a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist

With a quick wrench, she freed herself.

a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.

a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.

a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.

a tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.

Synonyms

verb

bend , coerce , compel , contort , dislocate , dislodge , distort , drag , exact , extract , pervert , pinch , pull , rend , rip , screw , sprain , squeeze , strain , tear , tug , tweak , twist , wrest , wring , yank , lurch , snap , twitch , belie , color , falsify , load , misrepresent , misstate , warp , allen wrench , distortion , distress , injury , jerk , monkey wrench , pain , spanner , tool , turn , twinge

noun

lurch , snap , tug , twitch , yank , spanner