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wrenches

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/ɹɛnt͡ʃɪs/ English

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noun

  1. A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
  2. An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
  3. A trick or artifice.
  4. Deceit; guile; treachery.

verb

  1. To violently move in a turn or writhe.
  2. To pull or twist violently.“With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.”
  3. To turn aside or deflect.
  4. To slander.

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