wrench
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- n a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell - n a jerky pulling movement
- n a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- v 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 - v make a sudden twisting motion
- v twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- v twist suddenly so as to sprain
wrench one's ankle
- There's a table, some off-brand mesh office chairs, a bookcase that looks as if it had been put together with an Allen wrench and instructions in Swedish.
- Justin Frankel's Winamp threw a monkey wrench into the music business.
- The police officer said authorities found a pipe wrench in a bathroom in the prison yard, which the inmates apparently used to open a ventilation window.