wrenchverb
uk/rentʃ/us/rentʃ/[ T + adv/prep ] to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position:
[ T ] to twist part of your body badly, such as your arm or leg, and injure it:
[ T usually passive ] to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness:
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- twitch
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wrenchnoun
uk/rentʃ/us/rentʃ/wrench noun (TOOL)
[ C ] mainly US a tool for holding and turning objects, especially one that can be made larger and smaller to hold different sized objects :
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- mallet
- plunger
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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wrench noun (PULL)
[ C usually singular ] a sudden, violent twist or pull
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- twitch
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wrench noun (UNHAPPY FEELING)
[ S ] a feeling of unhappiness when you have to leave a person or place that you love:
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Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
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