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English noun: wrench | |||
| 1. | wrench (state) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments | ||
| Samples | The wrench to his knee occurred as he fell. He was sidelined with a hamstring pull. | ||
| Synonyms | pull, twist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | harm, hurt, injury, trauma | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sprain | ||
| 2. | wrench (event) a jerky pulling movement | ||
| Synonyms | twist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
| 3. | wrench (artifact) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | ||
| Synonyms | spanner | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adjustable spanner, adjustable wrench, Allen wrench, alligator wrench, box end wrench, box wrench, brace wrench, bulldog wrench, carriage wrench, dog wrench, hook spanner, hook wrench, lug wrench, open-end wrench, pin wrench, screw key, socket wrench, sparkplug wrench, tap wrench, tappet wrench, torque wrench | ||
| Part holonym | jaw | ||
English verb: wrench | |||
| 1. | wrench (contact) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates | ||
| Samples | Wrench a window off its hinges. Wrench oneself free from somebody's grip. A deep sigh was wrenched from his chest. | ||
| Synonyms | twist | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pull | ||
| 2. | wrench (motion) make a sudden twisting motion | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | ||
| 3. | wrench (contact) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish | ||
| Samples | Wring one's hand. | ||
| Synonyms | wring | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
| Verb group | contort, deform, distort, wring | ||
| 4. | wrench (body) twist suddenly so as to sprain | ||
| Samples | Wrench one's ankle. The wrestler twisted his shoulder. The hikers sprained their ankles when they fell. I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days. | ||
| Examples | Did he wrench his foot? | ||
| Synonyms | rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrick | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
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