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wrench


Main Entry: 1wrench
Pronunciation: \ˈrench\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrencan; akin to Old High German renken to twist and perhaps to Latin vergere to bend, incline
Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 : to move with a violent twist; also : to undergo twisting
2 : to pull or strain at something with violent twistingtransitive verb 1 : to twist violently
2 : to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining <wrenched her back>
3 : change; especially : distort, pervert
4 a : to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence b : to snatch forcibly : wrest
5 : to cause to suffer mental anguish : rack

wrench·ing·ly \ˈren-chiŋ-lē\ adverb


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