wrench
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Is wrench a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of wrench?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A trick or artifice.obsolete
2. (obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery.obsolete
3. (obsolete) A turn at an acute angle.obsolete
4. (archaic) A winch or windlass.archaic
5. (obsolete) A screw.obsolete
6. (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.Synonyms: spannerCanadaPhilippinesUS
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To pull or twist violently.Examples: "With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man."transitive
2. (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.Examples: "Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!"transitive
3. (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.transitive
4. (transitive) To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.Examples: "And what actinic, mind-wrenching form could the countermeme take? How could human hands assemble something so devastatingly powerful and hold it steady; what human mind could wield it without exploding from the inside out?"transitive
5. (transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.transitive
6. (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.Examples: "The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary