tool wrench
11wrench — [[t]re̱ntʃ[/t]] wrenches, wrenching, wrenched 1) VERB If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or remove it. [V n prep] He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand...… …
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13wrench — wrench1 [rentʃ] v [: Old English; Origin: wrencan] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to twist and pull something roughly from the place where it is being held ▪ I wrenched the packet from his grasp. ▪ The door had been wrenched open. 2.) wrench …
14wrench — wrench1 [ rentʃ ] noun 1. ) count AMERICAN a tool with a round end that fits around a NUT of a particular size. British spanner a ) a MONKEY WRENCH 2. ) singular a strong movement of pulling and twisting something: She felt a wrench on her… …
15wrench — {{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.… …
16wrench — [[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… …
17tool — 1. noun 1) garden tools Syn: implement, utensil, instrument, device, apparatus, gadget, appliance, machine, contrivance, contraption; informal gizmo 2) the beautiful Estella is Miss Havisham s tool Syn …
18wrench — 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 …
19wrench — 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… …
20wrench — 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 …
