wrench 音标拼音: [r'ɛntʃ]
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
扳钳,扳手,猛扭,扭伤,歪曲,痛苦猛扭,扭伤,曲解,抢,折磨猛扭
wrench 扳手
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 " [
synonym : {
wrench }, {
twist }, {
pull }]
2 :
a jerky pulling movement [
synonym : {
twist }, {
wrench }]
3 :
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [
synonym :
{
wrench }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
wrench }, {
twist }]
2 :
make a sudden twisting motion 3 :
twist and compress ,
as if in pain or anguish ; "
Wring one '
s hand " [
synonym : {
wring }, {
wrench }]
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 " [
synonym : {
twist }, {
sprain }, {
wrench }, {
turn },
{
wrick }, {
rick }]
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 .]
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1 .
Trick ;
deceit ;
fraud ;
stratagem . [
Obs .]
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His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
A violent twist ,
or a pull with twisting .
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He wringeth them such a wrench . --
Skelton .
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The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such wrenches to the truth ,
is diffused everywhere . --
De Quincey .
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3 .
A sprain ;
an injury by twisting ,
as in a joint .
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4 .
Means ;
contrivance . [
Obs .] --
Bacon .
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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 .
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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 .
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{
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 .
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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 .]
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1 .
To pull with a twist ;
to wrest ,
twist ,
or force by violence .
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Wrench his sword from him . --
Shak .
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Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched With a woeful agony . --
Coleridge .
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2 .
To strain ;
to sprain ;
hence ,
to distort ;
to pervert .
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You wrenched your foot against a stone . --
Swift .
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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
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