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41wrench — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. twist, wring; yank, pull; extort, wrest, snatch; sprain, strain, dislocate; distort. n. monkey wrench, spanner; twist, yank, etc. See extraction, disjunction, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
42wrench monkey — /ˈrɛntʃ mʌŋki/ (say rench mungkee) noun US Colloquial a mechanic. Also, wrench. {humorous reversal of monkey wrench with play on grease monkey} …
43wrench — n. & v. n. 1 a violent twist or oblique pull or act of tearing off. 2 an adjustable tool like a spanner for gripping and turning nuts etc. 3 an instance of painful uprooting or parting (leaving home was a great wrench). 4 Physics a combination of …
44wrench — See: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH …
45wrench — See: THROW A MONKEY WRENCH …
46wrench — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrencan; akin to Old High German renken to twist and perhaps to Latin vergere to bend, incline Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move with a violent twist; also to undergo… …
47wrench from — phr verb Wrench from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑grasp …
48wrench — See: throw a monkey wrench …
49wrench v — A mechanic bolted out of his shop to find some nuts only to wrench his back …
50wrench — noun 1》 a sudden violent twist or pull. 2》 a feeling of abrupt pain and distress caused by one s own or another s departure. 3》 an adjustable tool like a spanner, used for gripping and turning nuts or bolts. 4》 Mechanics a combination of a couple …
