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31wrench — {{11}}wrench (n.) O.E. wrenc a twisting, artifice, trick; see WRENCH (Cf. wrench) (v.). The meaning tool with jaws for turning is first recorded 1794. {{12}}wrench (v.) O.E. wrencan to twist, from P.Gmc. *wrankijanan (Cf. O.H.G. renken, Ger.… …
32Wrench — Clé (outil) Pour les articles homonymes, voir clef. Les clés ou clefs ou clés de serrage sont des outils à main destinés à assembler, serrer et desserrer les vis, les boulons, et les écrous. De nombreux modèles ont été développés au fur et à… …
33wrench — 1. noun 1) she felt a wrench on her shoulders Syn: tug, pull, jerk, jolt, heave; informal yank 2) hold the piston with a wrench Syn: monkey wrench 3) leaving was an immense wrench Syn …
34wrench — un·wrench; wrench·er; wrench; wrench·ing·ly; …
35wrench in the works — (USA) If someone puts or throws a wrench, or monkey wrench, in the works, they ruin a plan. In British English, spanner is used instead of wrench . (Dorking School Dictionary) …
36wrench — 1. noun 1) she felt a wrench on her shoulders Syn: tug, pull, jerk, jolt, heave; informal yank 2) hold the piston with a wrench Syn: spanner 3) leaving was an immense wrench Syn …
37wrench — [[t]rɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist 2) to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist 3) to affect distressingly as if by a wrench 4) to wrest, as from the… …
38Wrench in the works — (USA) If someone puts or throws a wrench, or monkey wrench, in the works, they ruin a plan. In British English, spanner is used instead of wrench …
39wrench — /rɛntʃ / (say rench) verb (t) 1. to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. 2. to overstrain or injure (the ankle, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist. 3. to affect distressingly as if by a wrench. 4. to wrest, as from… …
40wrench — 1. noun /ɹɛnʧ̩̩/ a) A movement that twists and pulls violently. With a wrench, which threw his victim back upon the bed as though hurled from a height, he turned and sprang at us. b) A distorting change. Syn: spanner 2. verb /ɹɛnʧ̩̩/ …
