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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

wrench

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Source Word

wrench

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɛnt͡ʃ/

transitive intransitive obsolete

Japanese Meaning

激しく引っ張る、またはねじる / 関節などを引っ張ったりねじったりして損傷させる / 意味を歪める、誤解させる

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He tried to wrench the stuck door open with all his strength.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は全力で動かないドアを無理やりこじ開けようとした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To pull or twist violently.

With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.

Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.

Sense（4）

(transitive) To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.

Sense（5）

(transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.

Sense（6）

(transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.

The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose.

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Sense（7）

(intransitive, obsolete) To violently move in a turn or writhe.

Sense（8）

(transitive, obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.

[S]end me that hag hither; she shall avouch what it was that she hath given to the wretch Dryfesdale, or the pilniewinks and thumbikins shall wrench it out of her finger-joints.

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Sense（9）

(transitive, obsolete) To thrust a weapon in a twisting motion.

Sense（10）

(intransitive, fencing, obsolete) To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away.

Sense（11）

(transitive, obsolete) To deflect or slander; to escape responsibility.

wrenches

（ present singular third-person ）

wrenching

（ participle present ）

wrenched

（ participle past ）

wrenched

（ past ）

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