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- Dictionarywrench/rɛn(t)ʃ/
noun
- 1. a sudden violent twist or pull: "with a wrench Tony wriggled free" Similar
- 2. a feeling of sadness or distress caused by one's own or another's departure: "it will be a real wrench to leave after eight years" Similar
verb
- 1. pull or twist suddenly and violently: "Casey grabbed the gun and wrenched it from my hand" Similar
- 2. turn (something, especially a nut or bolt) with a wrench.
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WRENCH definition: 1. to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position: 2. to twist part of…. Learn more.
1. : to twist violently. 2. : to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining. wrenched her back. 3. : change. especially : distort, pervert. 4. a. : to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence. b. : to snatch forcibly : wrest. 5. : to cause to suffer mental anguish : rack entry 2. wrenchingly. ˈren-chiŋ-lē.
Wrench definition: to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. See examples of WRENCH used in a sentence.
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. He felt two men wrench the suitcase from his hand. [VERB noun preposition] He wrenched off his sneakers. [VERB noun with adverb] They wrenched open the passenger doors and jumped into her car. [V adj n]
To wrench means to grab or pull something with a lot of physical force. See this teddy bear? If you want it, you’ll have to wrench it out of my hands, because I’m not willing to give it up. Maybe you have a wrench at home, that is, a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or a pipe joint.
[transitive, intransitive] to pull or twist something/somebody/yourself suddenly and violently synonym jerk. wrench (something/somebody/yourself) + adv./prep. The bag was wrenched from her grasp. He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother. (figurative) Guy wrenched his mind back to the present. wrench (something/somebody/yourself) + adj.
WRENCH definition: 1. to pull something violently away from a fixed position: 2. to injure part of your body by…. Learn more.
Wrench definition: to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. See examples of WRENCH used in a sentence.
to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from a fixed position: The ball was wrenched from his hands by another player. If you wrench part of your body, such as your arm or knee, you twist it badly and injure it: He wrenched his back while digging in the garden.
Wrench definition: Any of various hand or power tools, often having fixed or adjustable jaws, used for gripping, turning, or twisting objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes, typically at an angle perpendicular to the object's axis.
