n. 25B6; noun
she felt a wrench on her shoulders : TUG, pull, jerk, jolt, heave; informal yank.
hold the piston with a wrench : SPANNER, monkey wrench.
a wrench in his arm : SPRAIN, twist, strain, rick, crick.
leaving was an immense wrench : PAINFUL PARTING, traumatic event; pang, trauma.
25B6; verb
he wrenched the gun from her hand : TUG, pull, jerk, wrest, heave, twist, pluck, grab, seize, snatch, force, prise; N. Amer. pry; informal yank.
she wrenched her ankle : SPRAIN, twist, turn, strain, rick, crick, pull; injure, hurt.