wrenched

wrench /rɛntʃ/USA pronunciation v.

to pull, jerk, move, or force with or as with a violent twisting motion: [~ + object]He wrenched the door open.[no object]She wrenched away and dashed off.
[~ + object] to injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist.
to affect with a feeling of distress or sharp mental or emotional pain:[~ + object]She was wrenched by the terrible loss.

a sudden, violent twist:a wrench of the ankle.
a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings:Her death was a wrench to the family.
Buildinga tool for gripping and turning or twisting a bolt, nut, etc.

wrench•ing•ly, adv.: a wrenchingly sad story.

wrench (rench),USA pronunciation v.t.

to twist suddenly and forcibly;
pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist:He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.
to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist:When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.
to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.
to wrest, as from the right use or meaning:to wrench the facts out of context.

v.i.

a wrenching movement;
a sudden, violent twist:With a quick wrench, she freed herself.
a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.
a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.
a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.
Buildinga tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.

bef. 1050; Middle English wrenchen (verb, verbal), Old English wrencan to twist, turn; cognate with German renken

wrench′er, n.
wrench′ing•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wrench /rɛntʃ/ vb

to give (something) a sudden or violent twist or pull esp so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached: to wrench a door off its hinges
(transitive) to twist suddenly so as to sprain (a limb): to wrench one's ankle
(transitive) to give pain to
(transitive) to twist from the original meaning or purpose
(intransitive) to make a sudden twisting motion

Etymology: Old English wrencan; related to Old High German renken, Lithuanian rangyti to twist. See wrinkle¹

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