wrench
🇺🇸
/rentʃ/
🇬🇧
/rentʃ/
verb
R
to pull or twist something suddenly and hard
He used the wrench to loosen the tight bolt.
R
to twist and hurt a body part like an ankle or shoulder
He fell and hurt his ankle with a wrench.
R
to cause someone great pain or sadness
Her cry was a wrench of pain.
noun
R
a tool for turning nuts and bolts
I need a wrench to fix this.
R
the pain of leaving someone or something you love
Saying goodbye was a wrench.
R
a sudden, hard twist or pull
A wrench twisted the metal.
translation
to pull or twist something suddenly and hard; to twist and hurt a body part like an ankle or shoulder; to cause someone great pain or sadness
a tool for turning nuts and bolts; the pain of leaving someone or something you love; a sudden, hard twist or pull
Word Forms
3rd Present
wrenches
Progressive
wrenching
Past
wrenched
Perfect
wrenched
Plural
wrenches