[wrench] vb [ME, fr. OE wrencan; akin to OHG renken to twist and perh. to L vergere to bend, incline] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to move with a violent twist; also: to undergo twisting
2: to pull or strain at something with violent twisting ~ vt 1: to twist violently
2: to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining
3: change; esp: distort, pervert
4. a: to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence b: to snatch forcibly: wrest
5: to cause to suffer mental anguish: rack -- wrench.ing.ly adv
[2]wrench n (1530) 1 a: a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting b: a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments; also: the resultant injury (as of a joint) c: a distorting or perverting alteration d: acute emotional distress: sudden violent mental change
2: a hand or power tool for holding, twisting, or turning an object (as a bolt or nut)
3: monkey wrench
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