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How to sign: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Similiar / Same: spanner
Categories: hand tool
Within this category: adjustable wrench, Allen wrench, alligator wrench, box wrench, brace wrench, bulldog wrench, carriage wrench, dog wrench, hook wrench, lug wrench, open-end wrench, pin wrench, screw key, socket wrench, sparkplug wrench, tap wrench, torque wrench
How to sign: twist suddenly so as to sprain
"wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days";
Similiar / Same: sprain, wrick, rick, twist, turn
How to sign: twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
"wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his ch;
Similiar / Same: twist
Categories: pull
