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Definitions for Wrenching

[1] to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
[2] to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
[3] to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
[4] to wrest, as from the right use or meaning: to wrench the facts out of context.
[5] to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away.
[6] to give a wrench or twist at something.
[7] a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
[8] a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
[9] a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.
[10] a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.
[11] a tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.
[12] to give (something) a sudden or violent twist or pull esp so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached to wrench a door off its hinges
[13] (tr) to twist suddenly so as to sprain (a limb) to wrench one's ankle
[14] (tr) to give pain to
[15] (tr) to twist from the original meaning or purpose
[16] (intr) to make a sudden twisting motion
[17] a forceful twist or pull
[18] an injury to a limb, caused by twisting
[19] sudden pain caused esp by parting
[20] a parting that is difficult or painful to make
[21] a distorting of the original meaning or purpose
[22] a spanner, esp one with adjustable jaws See also torque wrench

Words related to Wrenching

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Words nearby Wrenching

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Origin of Wrenching

before 1050; Middle English wrenchen (v.), Old English wrencan to twist, turn; cognate with German renken

Words that may be confused with Wrenching

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wrenchranch, wrench

Other words from Wrenching

wrench·er , noun
wrench·ing·ly , adverb
out·wrench , verb (used with object)
un·wrenched , adjective

Word origin for Wrenching

Old English wrencan; related to Old High German renken, Lithuanian rangyti to twist. See wrinkle 1

Synonyms for Wrenching

bend, dislocate, distort, rip, sprain, tweak, wrest, wring, yank, coerce, compel, contort, dislodge, drag, exact, extract, pervert, pinch, pull, rend, screw, squeeze, strain, tear, tug, twist