wrench

1 a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something with a sharp wrench of the hammer I pulled the nail from the board 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 cork from the bottle Synonyms draw, haul, jerk, pluck, tug, pull, yankRelated Words drag, tow; hitch, twitch; grab, snatchNear Antonyms heave, shove, thrustAntonyms push

1 to move by or as if by a forceful rotation with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup Synonyms twist, wrest, wring Related Words draw, dredge (up), extract, jerk, lug, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, yank; jimmy, lever, pry; budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, remove; shift, transfer, transpose

2 to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting Synonyms pull, rack, stretch, strainRelated Words fray, tax, weaken; damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound; batter, bruise, tear; cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate

3 to separate or remove by forceful pulling wrenched the post out of the ground Synonyms rip, tear, wrest, yankRelated Words grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch; lop (off), nip; amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever; extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uprootNear Antonyms reattach