Wrench
noun
A tool used to turn nuts and bolts.
I need a wrench to loosen this bolt.
Often appears as...
- adjustable wrench
- socket wrench
verb
To twist or turn forcefully.
He wrenched his ankle while playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- wrench away
- wrench off
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Disapproving
verb
To take away forcibly.
The thief wrenched her purse from her hands.
Often appears as...
- wrench back
- wrench free
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Disapproving
noun
A pain caused by an intense, quick twist or turn.
I felt a wrench in my shoulder when I lifted the heavy box.
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Disapproving
noun
An extreme emotional distress or disruption.
Her sudden departure was a real wrench for him.
Often appears as...
- a real wrench
- a heart-wrenching incident
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A tool used to turn nuts and bolts.
I need a wrench to loosen this bolt.
Often appears as...
- adjustable wrench
- socket wrench
verb
To twist or turn forcefully.
He wrenched his ankle while playing soccer.
Often appears as...
- wrench away
- wrench off
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To take away forcibly.
The thief wrenched her purse from her hands.
Often appears as...
- wrench back
- wrench free
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A pain caused by an intense, quick twist or turn.
I felt a wrench in my shoulder when I lifted the heavy box.
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An extreme emotional distress or disruption.
Her sudden departure was a real wrench for him.
Often appears as...
- a real wrench
- a heart-wrenching incident
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Use 'wrench' when discussing mechanics, plumbing, or construction work, where precision tools are mentioned.
Can you pass me the wrench? I need to tighten these pipes.
Pro Tip 2/2Types Variance
'Wrench' comes in different types such as adjustable, socket, or torque, each serving a specific function.
This job requires an adjustable wrench for different sized nuts.
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Use 'wrench' when discussing mechanics, plumbing, or construction work, where precision tools are mentioned.
Can you pass me the wrench? I need to tighten these pipes.
Pro Tip 2/2Types Variance
'Wrench' comes in different types such as adjustable, socket, or torque, each serving a specific function.
This job requires an adjustable wrench for different sized nuts.
Pro Tip 1/2Mechanical Context
Use 'wrench' when discussing mechanics, plumbing, or construction work, where precision tools are mentioned.
Can you pass me the wrench? I need to tighten these pipes.
Pro Tip 2/2Types Variance
'Wrench' comes in different types such as adjustable, socket, or torque, each serving a specific function.
This job requires an adjustable wrench for different sized nuts.
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Earthrise: The Story of...
were the first men to escape from the earth so to speak is there I'm sure you're gonna be asked this over and over again but I think everybody wonders about it is there some kind of a psychological wrench when you see the earth actually receding when you're alone in the universe and the only spot
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What's wrong with what...
or whether we're being nice to animals, the most important issues just aren't being addressed. Now, don't get me wrong. I like animals, and I don't think it's just fine to industrialize their production and to churn them out like they were wrenches.
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Connected, but alone? -...
experiencing that pretend empathy I was thinking that robot can't empathize it doesn't face death it doesn't know life and as that woman took comfort in her robot companion I didn't find it amazing I found it one of the most wrenching
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Dying Wildebeest Baby PIPE...
an extremely strong male calf probably about seven or eight months old struggling for its life with this massive croc attached to its back side so he's wailing calling you know like these you know just hard wrenching
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Connected, but alone? PIPE...
It doesn't face death. It doesn't know life." And as that woman took comfort in her robot companion, I didn't find it amazing; I found it one of the most wrenching, complicated moments
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Our immigration...
And third, we need to ask questions about equality. Global inequality is a wrenching, intensifying problem. Income and wealth gaps are widening around the world.
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Zainab Salbi: Women,...
so bright that nothing can protect your eyes from it. I grew up with the sounds of war -- the staccato sounds of gunfire, the wrenching booms of explosions,
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David Attenborough Meets...
from my hand and once a baby did manage to grab a grain its mother wrenched open its jaws extracted the maize unaided herself
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Let’s put compassion...
you know Brianna's story is her own but I and teachers across this country could share soul wrenching stories of
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Hamster Escapes Cage To...
in a hamster ball is astute enough to control the wrench
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Earthrise: The Story of...
were the first men to escape from the earth so to speak is there I'm sure you're gonna be asked this over and over again but I think everybody wonders about it is there some kind of a psychological wrench when you see the earth actually receding when you're alone in the universe and the only spot
Video examples
What's wrong with what...
or whether we're being nice to animals, the most important issues just aren't being addressed. Now, don't get me wrong. I like animals, and I don't think it's just fine to industrialize their production and to churn them out like they were wrenches.
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Connected, but alone? -...
experiencing that pretend empathy I was thinking that robot can't empathize it doesn't face death it doesn't know life and as that woman took comfort in her robot companion I didn't find it amazing I found it one of the most wrenching
Video examples
Dying Wildebeest Baby PIPE...
an extremely strong male calf probably about seven or eight months old struggling for its life with this massive croc attached to its back side so he's wailing calling you know like these you know just hard wrenching
Video examples
Connected, but alone? PIPE...
It doesn't face death. It doesn't know life." And as that woman took comfort in her robot companion, I didn't find it amazing; I found it one of the most wrenching, complicated moments
Video examples
Our immigration...
And third, we need to ask questions about equality. Global inequality is a wrenching, intensifying problem. Income and wealth gaps are widening around the world.
Video examples
Zainab Salbi: Women,...
so bright that nothing can protect your eyes from it. I grew up with the sounds of war -- the staccato sounds of gunfire, the wrenching booms of explosions,
Video examples
David Attenborough Meets...
from my hand and once a baby did manage to grab a grain its mother wrenched open its jaws extracted the maize unaided herself
Video examples
Let’s put compassion...
you know Brianna's story is her own but I and teachers across this country could share soul wrenching stories of
Video examples
Hamster Escapes Cage To...
in a hamster ball is astute enough to control the wrench
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Howard Rheingold
American Critic
It used to be that if your automobile broke, the teenager down the street with the wrench could fix it. Now you have to have sophisticated equipment that can deal with microchips. We're entering a world in which the complexity of the devices and the system of interconnecting devices is beyond our capability to easily understand.
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George Michael
British Musician
I realised those things my ego needed - fame and success - were going to make me terribly unhappy. So I wrenched myself away from that. I had to. I had to walk away from America and say goodbye to the biggest part of my career because I knew, otherwise, my demons would get the better of me.
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Joan Didion
American Author
A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.
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Becky Sauerbrunn
American Athlete
It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can't help that.
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Lauren Oliver
American Author
Finishing books - and leaving the world you've created - is always a kind of emotionally wrenching experience. I usually cry.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
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Laurie Holden
American Actress
It's a really dark, emotionally wrenching world that we've created on 'The Walking Dead.
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Alvah Bessie
When you're dealing with monkeys, you've got to expect some wrenches.
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Saba Qamar
Pakistani Actress
It's very heart wrenching for me to say rest in peace Irrfan.
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Archie Manning
American Athlete
My first toy was an adjustable wrench I called 'my wrencher.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
It used to be that if your automobile broke, the teenager down the street with the wrench could fix it. Now you have to have sophisticated equipment that can deal with microchips. We're entering a world in which the complexity of the devices and the system of interconnecting devices is beyond our capability to easily understand.
Quote examples
George Michael
British Musician
I realised those things my ego needed - fame and success - were going to make me terribly unhappy. So I wrenched myself away from that. I had to. I had to walk away from America and say goodbye to the biggest part of my career because I knew, otherwise, my demons would get the better of me.
Quote examples
Joan Didion
American Author
A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.
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Becky Sauerbrunn
American Athlete
It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can't help that.
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Lauren Oliver
American Author
Finishing books - and leaving the world you've created - is always a kind of emotionally wrenching experience. I usually cry.
Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Quote examples
Laurie Holden
American Actress
It's a really dark, emotionally wrenching world that we've created on 'The Walking Dead.
Quote examples
Alvah Bessie
When you're dealing with monkeys, you've got to expect some wrenches.
Quote examples
Saba Qamar
Pakistani Actress
It's very heart wrenching for me to say rest in peace Irrfan.
Quote examples
Archie Manning
American Athlete
My first toy was an adjustable wrench I called 'my wrencher.
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