[rench] 
| 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. |
| 5. | to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away. |
| 6. | to give a wrench or twist at something. |
| 7. | a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself. |
| 8. | a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist. |
| 9. | a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings. |
| 10. | a twisting or distortion, as of meaning. |
| 11. | a 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. |
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