vverb.contacttwist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originatesSynset:twist wrench
Examples:- wrench a window off its hinges
- wrench oneself free from somebody's grip
- a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
Derivationally Related Form:twistwrench
Hypernyms:pull
Inherited Hypernyms:wrenchpullforceact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motionmake a sudden twisting motionDerivationally Related Form:wrench
Hypernyms:squirm twist worm wrestle wriggle writhe
Inherited Hypernyms:wrenchwrithemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.contacttwist and compress, as if in pain or anguishSynset:wrench wring
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:wringtwistchange shapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.bodytwist suddenly so as to sprainSynset:rick sprain turn twist wrench wrick
Examples:- wrench one's ankle
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
Derivationally Related Form:twistrickwrenchwricksprain
Hypernyms:injure wound
Inherited Hypernyms:twistinjurehurtindisposechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his foot? (apply to: sprain, wrick, turn, twist, rick, wrench)
adj satadj.allcausing great physical or mental sufferingSynset:racking
Antonyms:painless
Inherited Hypernyms:racking
Similar to:painful