1. (noun) wrench, twist, pull
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
Synonyms: turn, turn of events, spanner, drag, construction, device, gimmick, spin, twist, bend, clout, twisting, winding, wrench, wind, eddy, whirl, pulling, twirl, pull, braid, puff, tress, kink, crook, plait
2. (noun) twist, wrench
a jerky pulling movement
Synonyms: turn, turn of events, tress, construction, device, gimmick, spin, twist, bend, twisting, winding, wrench, wind, eddy, whirl, twirl, pull, braid, kink, crook, plait, spanner
3. (verb) wrench, spanner
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Synonyms: pull, twist, wrench, spanner
4. (verb) wrench, twist
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
Synonyms: turn, sophisticate, squirm, curve, wring, wrestle, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, convolute, pervert, distort, sprain, deform, twine, worm, twist around, flex, wriggle, writhe
5. (verb) wrench
make a sudden twisting motion
Synonyms: sprain, wring, twist, rick, wrick, turn
6. (verb) wring, wrench
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Synonyms: deform, gouge, squeeze, wring, extort, rack, twist, sprain, contort, wrick, turn, wrench, rick, distort
7. (verb) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick
twist suddenly so as to sprain
Synonyms: bend, wriggle, wrick, wind, deform, change state, twist, release, rick, wring, call on, worm, flex, convolute, writhe, move around, wrench, become, grow, turn, sour, sophisticate, work, sprain, curve, twist around, change by reversal, twine, distort, wrestle, turn over, reverse, plow, ferment, squirm, pervert, plough
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