English Dictionary

wrench

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹɛnt͡ʃ/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用

(transitive) To pull or twist violently. / (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting. / (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

(transitive) To pull or twist violently.

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

意味（2）

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

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

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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

意味（5）

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

意味（6）

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

The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose.

意味（7）

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

意味（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.

意味（9）

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

意味（10）

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

意味（11）

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

wrenches （ present singular third-person ）

wrenching （ participle present ）

wrenched （ participle past ）

wrenched （ past ）