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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
     deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
     renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
     and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He wringeth them such a wrench.       --Skelton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
              all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
              everywhere.                           --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
        angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
        exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
        screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
        adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
        sizes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
        forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
        of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
        compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
        tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
        or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
        wagon.
  
     Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
  
     Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
        of being used as a hammer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
     properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
     ????. See Wrench, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
        violence.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wrench his sword from him.            --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
              With a woeful agony.                  --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc
     deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,
     renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See Wring,
     and cf. Ranch, v. t.]
     1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]
  
              His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.
  
     2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
  
              He wringeth them such a wrench.       --Skelton.
  
              The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
              all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
              everywhere.                           --De Quincey.
  
     3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
  
     4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an
        angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for
        exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,
        screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have
        adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different
        sizes.
  
     6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of
        forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number
        of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be
        compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
  
     Carriage wrench, a wrench adapted for removing or
        tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,
        or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or
        wagon.
  
     Monkey wrench. See under Monkey.
  
     Wrench hammer, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit
        of being used as a hammer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,
     properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.
     ????. See Wrench, n.]
     1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by
        violence.
  
              Wrench his sword from him.            --Shak.
  
              Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched With a
              woeful agony.                         --Coleridge.
  
     2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
  
              You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  wrench
       n 1: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
            knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
            hamstring pull" [syn: twist, pull]
       2: a jerky pulling movement [syn: twist]
       3: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
          [syn: spanner]
       v 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"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a
            deep sigh was wrenched from his chest" [syn: twist]
       2: make a sudden twisting motion
       3: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's
          hand" [syn: wring]
       4: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
          wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
          ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't
          walk for several days" [syn: twist, sprain, turn, wrick,
           rick]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κίνηση με την οποία συστρέφουμε και τραβάμε με δύναμη
     2 το γερμανικό κλειδί
     3 η λύπη που νιώθουμε όταν αφήνουμε κάποιον/κάτι που αγαπάμε
     4 σωληνοκάβουρας, κάβουρας (εργαλείο υδραυλικού)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     γραπώνω, αρπάζω, τραβώ απότομα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     n.
     1 A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. (from 16th c.)
     2 An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb;
  strain, sprain. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A trick or artifice. (from 8th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery. (from 13th c.)
     5 (lb en obsolete) A turn at an acute angle. (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en archaic) A winch or windlass. (from 16th c.)
     7 (lb en obsolete) A screw. (from 16th c.)
     8 A distorting change from the original meaning. (from 17th c.)
     9 (lb en US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as
  fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. (from 18th c.)
     10 (lb en UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
     11 A violent emotional change caused by separation. (from 19th c.)
     12 (lb en physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and
  torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid
  body. (from 19th c.)
     13 (lb en obsolete) means; contrivance
     14 In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a
  right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for
  judging.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or twist violently. (from 13th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
  (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to
  misrepresent. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
  (from 18th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
  (from 18th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. (from
  19th c.)
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To violently move in a turn or
  writhe. (11th-18th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  (16th-19th c.)
     9 (lb en transitive obsolete) To thrust a weapon in a twisting
  motion. (16th c.)
     10 (lb en intransitive fencing obsolete) To disarm an opponent by
  whirling his or her blade away. (18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wrench
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     n.
     1 A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. (from 16th c.)
     2 An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb;
  strain, sprain. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A trick or artifice. (from 8th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery. (from 13th c.)
     5 (lb en obsolete) A turn at an acute angle. (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en archaic) A winch or windlass. (from 16th c.)
     7 (lb en obsolete) A screw. (from 16th c.)
     8 A distorting change from the original meaning. (from 17th c.)
     9 (lb en US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as
  fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. (from 18th c.)
     10 (lb en UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
     11 A violent emotional change caused by separation. (from 19th c.)
     12 (lb en physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and
  torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid
  body. (from 19th c.)
     13 (lb en obsolete) means; contrivance
     14 In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a
  right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for
  judging.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or twist violently. (from 13th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
  (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to
  misrepresent. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
  (from 18th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
  (from 18th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. (from
  19th c.)
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To violently move in a turn or
  writhe. (11th-18th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  (16th-19th c.)
     9 (lb en transitive obsolete) To thrust a weapon in a twisting
  motion. (16th c.)
     10 (lb en intransitive fencing obsolete) To disarm an opponent by
  whirling his or her blade away. (18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Wrench
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     n.
     1 A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. (from 16th c.)
     2 An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb;
  strain, sprain. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A trick or artifice. (from 8th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery. (from 13th c.)
     5 (lb en obsolete) A turn at an acute angle. (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en archaic) A winch or windlass. (from 16th c.)
     7 (lb en obsolete) A screw. (from 16th c.)
     8 A distorting change from the original meaning. (from 17th c.)
     9 (lb en US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as
  fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. (from 18th c.)
     10 (lb en UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
     11 A violent emotional change caused by separation. (from 19th c.)
     12 (lb en physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and
  torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid
  body. (from 19th c.)
     13 (lb en obsolete) means; contrivance
     14 In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a
  right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for
  judging.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or twist violently. (from 13th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
  (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to
  misrepresent. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
  (from 18th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
  (from 18th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. (from
  19th c.)
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To violently move in a turn or
  writhe. (11th-18th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  (16th-19th c.)
     9 (lb en transitive obsolete) To thrust a weapon in a twisting
  motion. (16th c.)
     10 (lb en intransitive fencing obsolete) To disarm an opponent by
  whirling his or her blade away. (18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Wrench
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     n.
     1 A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. (from 16th c.)
     2 An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb;
  strain, sprain. (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en obsolete) A trick or artifice. (from 8th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery. (from 13th c.)
     5 (lb en obsolete) A turn at an acute angle. (from 16th c.)
     6 (lb en archaic) A winch or windlass. (from 16th c.)
     7 (lb en obsolete) A screw. (from 16th c.)
     8 A distorting change from the original meaning. (from 17th c.)
     9 (lb en US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as
  fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. (from 18th c.)
     10 (lb en UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
     11 A violent emotional change caused by separation. (from 19th c.)
     12 (lb en physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and
  torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid
  body. (from 19th c.)
     13 (lb en obsolete) means; contrivance
     14 In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a
  right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for
  judging.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or twist violently. (from 13th c.)
     2 (lb en transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
  (from 16th c.)
     3 (lb en transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to
  misrepresent. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en transitive) To rack with pain; to be hurt or distressed.
  (from 18th c.)
     5 (lb en transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
  (from 18th c.)
     6 (lb en transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. (from
  19th c.)
     7 (lb en intransitive obsolete) To violently move in a turn or
  writhe. (11th-18th c.)
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  (16th-19th c.)
     9 (lb en transitive obsolete) To thrust a weapon in a twisting
  motion. (16th c.)
     10 (lb en intransitive fencing obsolete) To disarm an opponent by
  whirling his or her blade away. (18th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Wrench
     n.
     (surname en from=nicknames).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wrench
     Englanti n.
     kiintoavain

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  sleutel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  مصدر الحزن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  1. измама
  deceit; guile; treachery
  2. френски ключ
  hand tool
  3. навяхване
  injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
  4. похват
  trick or artifice
  5. остър завой
  turn at an acute angle
  6. дръпване, извиване
  violent twisting movement

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  1. извивам
  to pull or twist
  2. навяхвам
  to sprain a joint

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  škubnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  vyškubnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  trhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  vytrhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  hasák

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  tyndroi 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  Abschiedsschmerz 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
   [Am.] Schraubenschlüssel , Mutternschlüssel , Schlüssel  [techn.]
        "striking-face wrench"  - Schlagschraubenschlüssel, Schlagschlüssel
        "male triangular spanner/wrench"  - Dreikantschlüssel
        "crow's-foot wrench"  - Schraubenschlüssel mit Hahnenfuß, Hahnenfuß-Schraubenschlüssel, Hahnenfußschlüssel
        "flex-head wrench"  - Schraubenschlüssel mit Gelenkkopf
     Synonym: spanner
  
   see: spanners, wrenches, offset spanner, offset wrench, insulated spanner, insulated wrench, dumbbell spanner, dogbone wrench, ratchet spanner, ratchet wrench, crowfoot spanner, crowfoot wrench
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  reißen [heftig] , ziehen, zerren 
   see: wrenching, wrenched, wrenches, wrenched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  verrenken, verstauchen 
   see: wrenching, wrenched
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  Trennungsschmerz 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  1. huijaus, petkutus, petos
  deceit; guile; treachery
  2. kiintoavain, jakoavain
  hand tool
  3. nyrjähdys
  injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
  4. keino
  means, contrivance
  5. temppu
  trick or artifice
  6. vääntö
  violent twisting movement
  7. vinssi, vintturi
  winch or windlass

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  1. kiskaista, kiskoa, riuhtaista, riuhtoa, tempaista, tempoa
  to pull or twist
  2. nyrjäyttää
  to sprain a joint

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  clef

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  eochair

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  1. मरोड़
        "He got a wrench in his back while travelling."
  2. [भावनाओं~को]ठेस~पहुँचाना
        "She felt a wrench when her boy friend left her."
  2. नट~बोल्ट~कसने~का~उपकरण
        "The plumber uses the wrench."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/ 
  1. खींच~लेना
        "The violent storm wrenched the main door."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  francuski ključ, iščašenje, iščašiti, jako trzanje, ključ, ključ za odvij, odvrnuti, odvrtanje, snažno povući, tuga, uganuće

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  1. franciakulcs
  2. ficam
  3. csavarkulcs
  4. elválás okozta fájdalom
  5. villáskulcs

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  kunci inggris, kungris
  hand tool

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  chiave

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  スパナ, レンチ
  hand tool

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  clavis

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  1. truktelėjimas, timptelėjimas, išplėšimas, išnirimas
  2. truktelėti, timptelėti, išplėšti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  sleutel

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  wrench /renʧ/
  I.   1.  a. szarpać
   b.
        "wrench sth open"  - otwierać coś szarpnięciem
   2.  [nogę]  skręcić
   3.  [np. oczy]  odrywać
  II.   1.  szarpnięcie
   2.  [nogi]  skręcenie
   3.  [narzędzie]  klucz nastawny
   4. a wrench /ɐ ɹˈɛntʃ/  ból rozstania, ból

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  chave

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  wrench /rentʃ/
  llave

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  wrench //ɹɛnt͡ʃ// 
  1. skiftnyckel
  hand tool
  2. försträckning, ledvrickning, sträckning, stukning
  injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb
  3. hårt slag, smärta
  violent emotional change caused by separation
  4. bändning, ryck, vridning
  violent twisting movement

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wrench /ɹˈɛntʃ/
  1. vida somunu anahtarı
  2. İngiliz anahtarı
  3. burkutma, burkutuş, burkulma, bükülme, burma, bükme
  4. ayrılış acısı
  5. zorla çevirip burmak
  6. burkutarak koparmak
  7. burkutmak
  8. kasten ters anlam vermek. He wrenched his ankle. Ayağını burktu.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹɛntʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  264 Moby Thesaurus words for "wrench":
     Allen wrench, Stillson wrench, abrade, abrasion, ache, aching,
     acute pain, adjustable wrench, alligator wrench, anamorphism,
     anamorphosis, asymmetry, badger, bark, belie, bend, bite,
     blackmail, blemish, bloody, blow, bob, boring pain, box wrench,
     break, buckle, burlesque, burn, camouflage, caricature,
     carriage wrench, chafe, chain wrench, charley horse, check, chip,
     claim, claw, coerce, color, compel, concussion, confuse, constrain,
     contort, contortion, crack, crackle, cramp, cramps, craze, crick,
     crook, crookedness, crumple, cut, darting pain, demand, detorsion,
     deviation, disguise, disproportion, distort, distortion, distress,
     dolor, drag, exact, exaction, exaggerate, extort, extortion,
     falsify, flash burn, flick, flip, flirt, flounce, force,
     force from, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, fulgurant pain, gall,
     garble, gash, get one wrong, get wrong, girdle pain, gloss, gnarl,
     gnawing, gouge, grief, griping, hitch, hurt, imbalance, incise,
     incision, injure, injury, irregularity, jerk, jig, jigger, jigget,
     jiggle, jog, joggle, jumping pain, kink, knot, lacerate,
     laceration, lancinating pain, lesion, levy blackmail, lopsidedness,
     lug wrench, maim, make mincemeat of, maul, misapply, misapprehend,
     miscite, miscolor, misconceive, misconstrue, misdeem, misexplain,
     misexplicate, misexpound, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote,
     misread, misrender, misreport, misrepresent, misstate, mistake,
     misteach, mistranslate, misunderstand, monkey wrench, mortal wound,
     mutilate, mutilation, nasty blow, nip, overdraw, overstate, pain,
     pang, parody, paroxysm, passion, pervert, pierce, pinch,
     pipe wrench, pluck, prick, pry loose from, puncture, quirk, rend,
     rend from, rending, rent, rick, rip, rip from, ripping, run,
     rupture, savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, screw,
     screw key, scuff, second-degree burn, seizure, shake down,
     sharp pain, shock, shoot, shooting, shooting pain, skin, slant,
     slash, slit, snake, snatch, snatch from, socket wrench, sore,
     sore spot, spanner, spark-plug wrench, spasm, sprain, spring,
     squeeze, stab, stab wound, stabbing pain, start, stick, stitch,
     strain, strain the sense, stress, stress of life, stroke,
     sudden pull, suffering, tap wrench, tappet wrench, tear, tear from,
     tearing, tender spot, third-degree burn, thrill, throes, tormen,
     torsion, tortuosity, torture, trauma, traumatize, travesty, turn,
     turn awry, tweak, twinge, twist, twist the words, twitch,
     understate, unsymmetry, warp, wound, wounds immedicable,
     wrench from, wrenching, wrest, wresting, wring, wring from,
     wringing, writhe, wry, yank, yerk
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 扳钳,猛扭,痛苦;
  v. 猛扭,扭伤,曲解;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 扳钳,扳手,猛扭,扭伤,歪曲,痛苦
     vt. 猛扭,扭伤,曲解,抢,折磨
     vi. 猛扭

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