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Nouns (2)

n. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

Verbs (4)

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"

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Fuzzynyms (19)

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"

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