2 entries found for wrench.
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Function: noun
Text: 1 a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something <a sharp wrench only served to lodge the bent nail more securely into the wood>
Synonyms twist, twisting, wrenching, wresting, wringing
Related Words draft, draw, extraction, pull, tug, yank; dislocation, displacement
2 the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force <with one final hard wrench I was able to pull the door open> -- see PULL 1