ALL meanings of wrenching
wrench
W w - noun wrenching Present participle of wrench. 1
- verb with object wrenching to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist. 1
- verb with object wrenching to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle. 1
- verb with object wrenching to affect distressingly as if by a wrench. 1
- verb with object wrenching to wrest, as from the right use or meaning: to wrench the facts out of context. 1
- verb without object wrenching to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away. 1
- verb without object wrenching to give a wrench or twist at something. 1
- noun wrenching a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself. 1
- noun wrenching a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist. 1
- noun wrenching a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings. 1
- noun wrenching a twisting or distortion, as of meaning. 1
- noun wrenching a 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. 1
- noun wrenching The act by which something is wrenched. 0