Entry Word: wrench

Function: noun

Meaning: 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