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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability wrenchwrench1 /rentʃ/ verb 1 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]PULL to twist and pull something roughly from the place where it is being held I wrenched the packet from his grasp. The door had been wrenched open.2 → wrench yourself away/free 3 [transitive]MIINJURE to hurt a joint in your body by twisting it SYN sprain I think I’ve wrenched my knee.→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpuswrench• The boat wrenched and banked severely to the right.• He wrenched at the stout panelling, roaring with fury.• Horrified, she tried to wrench herself from sleep - then the water struck, roaring round her ears.• Brian wrenched his back trying to carry a heavy box.• They were almost at the church before he wrenched his mind back to the present.• In 1943, the army wrenched the boy's father from him.• Only greater humiliation could result from an attempt to wrench the truth from her. wrenchwrench2 noun 1 Image of wrench [countable] especially American English a metal tool that you use for turning nut s SYN spanner British English 2 → throw a (monkey) wrench in something 3 [singular]REGRET/FEEL SORRY a strong feeling of sadness that you get when you leave a person or place that you love Leaving New York had been a terrible wrench.4 [countable usually singular]PULL a twisting movement that pulls something violently He grabbed the rope and gave it a wrench.Examples from the Corpuswrench• But I know it is going to be a wrench.• As she told me the bad news, I felt a wrench in my stomach.• He had a wrench hanging from his belt loop.• One wrench of your back could cause permanent damage.• Yet Washington keeps throwing political wrenches into oil projects at home and abroad.• I pushed the wrench down the side of Armstrong's driving seat and wound up the engine.• Spray it and then use the wrench on it, jump on to the window ledge then on to the door.Origin wrench1 Old English wrencan
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Verb table
wrench
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they wrench
he, she, it wrenches
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they wrenched
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have wrenched
he, she, it has wrenched
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had wrenched
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will wrench
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have wrenched
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Continuous Form
Present
I am wrenching
he, she, it is wrenching
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you, we, they are wrenching
Past
I, he, she, it was wrenching
you, we, they were wrenching
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been wrenching
he, she, it has been wrenching
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been wrenching
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be wrenching
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been wrenching
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