wrench | Definition of wrench

wrench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrench

1 to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup

Synonyms of wrench

twist, wrest, wring

Words Related to wrench

draw, dredge (up), extract, jerk, lug, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, yank

jimmy, lever, pry

budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, remove

shift, transfer, transpose

2 to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting

Synonyms of wrench

pull, rack, strain, stretch

Words Related to wrench

fray, tax, weaken

damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound

batter, bruise, tear

cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate

3 to separate or remove by forceful pulling

wrenched the post out of the ground

Synonyms of wrench

rip, tear, wrest, yank

Words Related to wrench

grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch

amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever

extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uproot

Near Antonyms of wrench