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  • 1Off-World Interceptor — Developer(s) Crystal Dynamics Publisher(s) Crystal Dynamics Platform(s) …

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  • 2wrench — [[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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  • 3wrench — 1 verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to twist and pull something from its position using force: wrench sth away/free/off etc: I managed to wrench the knife away from him. 2 (transitive always + adv/prep) to use your strength to pull yourself… …

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  • 4wrench — 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 …

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  • 5Off the hook — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …

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  • 6Off the hooks — Hook Hook (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake}, {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.] 1. A piece of metal, or other… …

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  • 7wrench — 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/ …

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  • 8wrench — [rentʃ] verb [T] I 1) to injure a part of your body by twisting it suddenly 2) to pull and twist something strongly The door had been wrenched off its hinges.[/ex] II noun wrench [rentʃ] 1) [singular] a feeling of sadness that you get when you… …

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  • 9wrench — rentʃ n. violent twist; violent ripping; act of wresting; tool for gripping or turning bolts v. pull by force; bend forcefully; twist; hurt by twisting; cut off; distort, pervert …

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  • 10pull off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. detach, separate, yank off, wrench off; see remove 1 . 2. [*To achieve] Syn. accomplish, manage, succeed; see achieve 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Informal. To begin and carry through to completion …

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