wrench

/ɹˈɛntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
   “wrench a window off its hinges”
2. make a sudden twisting motion
3. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
   “Wring one's hand”
4. twist suddenly so as to sprain
   “wrench one's ankle”

noun

1. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
   “the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell”
2. a jerky pulling movement
3. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

Synonyms for wrench

• twist
• wring
• sprain
• turn
• wrick
• rick
• pull
• spanner

Words that rhyme with wrench

• bench
• trench
• quench
• clench
• drench
• entrench
• retrench
• wench
• stench
• tench
• workbench
• hench
• jentsch
• lentsch
• mench
• rench
• rentsch