Definitions
1.verbTo violently move in a turn or writhe.
2.verbTo pull or twist violently."With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man."
3.verbTo turn aside or deflect.
4.verbTo slander.
5.verbTo tighten with or as if with a winch.
6.verbTo injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting."Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!"
7.verbTo distort from the original meaning.
8.verbTo thrust a weapon in a twisting motion.
9.verbTo disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away.
10.verbTo rack with pain.
11.verbTo deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
12.verbTo use the tool known as a wrench."The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose."
13.nounThe act by which something is wrenched.