Dictionary entry details
• WRENCH (noun)
Meaning:
A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
wrench; twist; pull
Context examples:
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell / he was sidelined with a hamstring pull
Hypernyms ("wrench" is a kind of...):
harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wrench"):
sprain (a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments)
Meaning:
A jerky pulling movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
wrench; twist
Hypernyms ("wrench" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Meaning:
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
spanner; wrench
Hypernyms ("wrench" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Meronyms (parts of "wrench"):
jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wrench"):
adjustable spanner; adjustable wrench (can be changed to different settings)
torque wrench (a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied)
tap wrench (a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread)
sparkplug wrench (a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine)
socket wrench (a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted)
screw key (a wrench for turning a screw)
pin wrench (a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned)
open-end wrench; tappet wrench (a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle))
lug wrench (a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated)
hook spanner; hook wrench (a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head)
dog wrench (a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank)
carriage wrench (a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts)
bulldog wrench (a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something)
brace wrench (a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head)
box end wrench; box wrench (a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head)
alligator wrench (a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator))
Allen wrench (a wrench for Allen screws)
• WRENCH (verb)
Meaning:
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wrench; twist
Context examples:
wrench a window off its hinges / wrench oneself free from somebody's grip / a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest
Hypernyms (to "wrench" is one way to...):
pull (apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Make a sudden twisting motion
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "wrench" is one way to...):
squirm; twist; worm; wrestle; wriggle; writhe (to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wring; wrench
Context example:
Wring one's hand
Hypernyms (to "wrench" is one way to...):
distort; twine; twist (form into a spiral shape)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Twist suddenly so as to sprain
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sprain; wrick; rick; wrench; twist; turn
Context 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
Hypernyms (to "wrench" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he wrench his foot?
