Look up: wrench

1. wrench
   [Noun] A painful parting or separation. Also, a metal tool.
   Example: Although the new job will be exciting, it will be a wrench to leave all my colleagues here.
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2. wrench
   [n] - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments 2. [n] - a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt 3. [v] - make a sudden twisting motion 4. [v] - twist or pull violently or suddenly, esp. so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
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3. wrench
   a hand tool for gripping and turning a nut or the head of a bolt or screw.It consists of a handle at the end of which is either a female part-two jaws or a sleeve-or a male part-an extremity of polygonal section or one or two hook-like projections Category: Mechanical engineering
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4. Wrench
   Wrench (rĕnch) noun [ Middle English wrench deceit, Anglo-Saxon wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to German rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and English wring . √144. See Wring , and...
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5. Wrench
   Wrench transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Wrenched ; present participle & verbal noun Wrenching .] [ Middle English wrenchen , Anglo-Saxon wrencan to deceive, prop...
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6. wrench
   1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. 'His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee.' (Chaucer) ... 2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting. 'He wringeth them such a wrench.' (Skelton) 'The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused everywhere.' (De Quin...
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7. wrench
   spanner noun a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
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8. wrench
   twist noun a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; `the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell`; `he was sidelined with a hamstring pull`
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9. wrench
   noun a jerky pulling movement
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10. Wrench
    • (v. t.) Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. • (v. t.) The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench. • (n.) To pull with a twi...
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11. wrench
    tool, usually operated by hand, for tightening bolts and nuts. Basically, a wrench consists of a stout lever with a notch at one or both ends for ... [1 related articles]
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12. wrench
    
    • a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    • a jerky pulling movement
    • a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
    
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13. Wrench
    spanner
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14. Wrench
    A `wrench` or `spanner` is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning. In British English, spanner is the standard term. The most common shapes are called o...
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15. Wrench
    (comics) image= --> `Wrench` (`Leonard Hebb`) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is a member of Team America/Thunderiders. Publication history: Wrench first appeared in Team America #2 (July 1982), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Mike Vosburg. The character subseque...
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