English-Finnish translations for wrench

Definition of wrench

  • A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
  • An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
  • Deceit; guile; treachery.
  • A winch or windlass.
  • A distorting change from the original meaning.
  • An adjustable spanner used by plumbers
  • In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
  • 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
  • To violently move in a turn or writhe.
  • To turn aside or deflect.
  • To tighten with or as if with a winch.
  • To injure by pulling or twisting.
  • To distort from the original meaning.
  • To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away.
  • To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.

Examples

  • With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man
  • Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!
  • The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose

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