wrench

Definition of wrench

Nouns

a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"

Synonyms:: pull, twist

Types:: sprain
a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

Type of:: harm, hurt, injury, trauma
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

a jerky pulling movement

Synonyms:: twist

Type of:: motion, movement
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Synonyms:: spanner

Types:: show 22 types...; hide 22 types...; adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench
can be changed to different settings; crescent wrench
an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench; monkey wrench, monkey-wrench
adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw; pipe wrench, tube wrench
adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe; screw wrench
adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw; Allen wrench
a wrench for Allen screws; alligator wrench
a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator); box end wrench, box wrench
a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head; brace wrench
a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head; bulldog wrench
a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something; carriage wrench
a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts; dog wrench
a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank; hook spanner, hook wrench
a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head; lug wrench
a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated; open-end wrench, tappet wrench
a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle); S wrench
a wrench with an S-shaped handle; pin wrench
a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned; screw key
a wrench for turning a screw; socket wrench
a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted; sparkplug wrench
a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine; tap wrench
a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread; torque wrench
a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied

Type of:: hand tool
a tool used with workers' hands

Verbs

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"

"wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"

"a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

Synonyms:: twist

Type of:: pull
apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

make a sudden twisting motion

Type of:: squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

Synonyms:: wring; contort, deform, distort
twist and press out of shape

Type of:: distort, twine, twist
form into a spiral shape

twist suddenly so as to sprain

"wrench one's ankle"

Synonyms:: rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrick

Type of:: injure, wound
cause injuries or bodily harm to

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