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wrench

English

🔊 a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
🔊 a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
“the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell”
🔊 a jerky pulling movement
🔊 twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
“wrench a window off its hinges”
🔊 make a sudden twisting motion
🔊 twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
“Wring one's hand”
🔊 twist suddenly so as to sprain
“wrench one's ankle”