wrench
verb/rentʃ/
/rentʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wrench | /rentʃ/ /rentʃ/ |
| he / she / it wrenches | /ˈrentʃɪz/ /ˈrentʃɪz/ |
| past simple wrenched | /rentʃt/ /rentʃt/ |
| past participle wrenched | /rentʃt/ /rentʃt/ |
| -ing form wrenching | /ˈrentʃɪŋ/ /ˈrentʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to pull or twist something/somebody/yourself suddenly and violently synonym jerk
- wrench (something/somebody/yourself) + adv./prep. The bag was wrenched from her grasp.
- He grabbed Ben, wrenching him away from his mother.
- (figurative) Guy wrenched his mind back to the present.
- wrench (something/somebody/yourself) + adj. They wrenched the door open.
- She managed to wrench herself free.
Extra Examples- He wrenched the handbag from her grasp.
- She tried to wrench her arm away.
- She wrenched the gun out of his hand.
- She wrenched the lid off the biscuit tin.
- Suddenly, the door was wrenched open.
- The child wrenched himself free.
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- [transitive] wrench something to twist and injure a part of your body, especially your ankle or shoulder synonym twist
- She wrenched her knee when she fell.
- I slipped and wrenched my ankle quite badly.
- [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to make somebody feel great pain or unhappiness, especially so that they make a sound or cry
- wrench (something) (from somebody) His words wrenched a sob from her.
- a wrenching experience
- wrench at something Her words wrenched at my heart.
Word Originlate Old English wrencan ‘twist’, of unknown origin.
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