wrench :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

n. a jerky pulling movement

n. a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"

wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

twist violently

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

twist violently

v. make a sudden twisting motion

turn, rick, sprain, wrick

v. 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"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

strain, tense

v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

choke, scrag

v. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

throttle, strangulate, strangle

v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

jerk, yank

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

jerk, twitch

v. move or pull with a sudden motion

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

twist, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

wring out, squeeze out

v. extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"

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