Synonyms for wrench
noun
A violent twist
jerk, strain, sprain, tug, pull, dislodgment, extrication, dislocation.
A tool
Kinds of wrenches include: monkey, single-head, double-head, pipe, Stillson, crescent, sparkplug, hubcap, flat, S-socket, connecting-rod, bearing, persuader*, knuckle-buster*, breakout*, old Maud*;
verb
twist, bend, distort, pervert, extract, sprain, strain, pull, tug, jerk, dislodge, wrest, dislocate, yank.
See wrench in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A sudden motion, such as a pull:
jerk, lurch, snap, tug, twitch, yank. See move, pushA tool with jaws for gripping and twisting:
(Chiefly British) spanner. See machine
verb
To injure a (bodily part) by twisting:
sprain, turn. See healthTo move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion:
jerk, lurch, snap, twitch, yank. See move, pushTo alter the position of by a sharp, forcible twisting or turning movement:
wrest, wring. See moveTo obtain by coercion or intimidation:
exact, extort, squeeze, wrest, wring. (Slang) shake down. See getTo give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:
belie, color, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrest. Idiom: give a false coloring to. See true
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