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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wrench /rɛntʃ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to pull, jerk, move, or force with or as with a violent twisting motion: [~ + object]He wrenched the door open.[no object]She wrenched away and dashed off.
  2. [~ + object] to injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist.
  3. to affect with a feeling of distress or sharp mental or emotional pain:[~ + object]She was wrenched by the terrible loss.

n. [countable]
  1. a sudden, violent twist:a wrench of the ankle.
  2. a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings:Her death was a wrench to the family.
  3. Buildinga tool for gripping and turning or twisting a bolt, nut, etc.
wrench•ing•ly, adv.: a wrenchingly sad story.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wrench  (rench),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to twist suddenly and forcibly;
    pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist:He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
  2. to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist:When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
  3. to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
  4. to wrest, as from the right use or meaning:to wrench the facts out of context.

v.i. 
  1. to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside:He wrenched away.
  2. to give a wrench or twist at something.

n. 
  1. a wrenching movement;
    a sudden, violent twist:With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
  2. a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
  3. a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.
  4. a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.
  5. Buildinga tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.
  • bef. 1050; Middle English wrenchen (verb, verbal), Old English wrencan to twist, turn; cognate with German renken
wrench′er, n. 
wrench′ing•ly, adv. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distort, twist, warp.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wrench / rɛntʃ/
  1. to give (something) a sudden or violent twist or pull esp so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached: to wrench a door off its hinges
  2. (transitive) to twist suddenly so as to sprain (a limb): to wrench one's ankle
  3. (transitive) to give pain to
  4. (transitive) to twist from the original meaning or purpose
  5. (intransitive) to make a sudden twisting motion
  1. a forceful twist or pull
  2. an injury to a limb, caused by twisting
  3. sudden pain caused esp by parting
  4. a parting that is difficult or painful to make
  5. a distorting of the original meaning or purpose
  6. a spanner, esp one with adjustable jaws
    See also torque wrench
Etymology: Old English wrencan; related to Old High German renken, Lithuanian rangyti to twist. See wrinkle1

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