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    [Verb]  | "wrench" | \ ˈrench \


    1: to move with a violent twist; also : to undergo twisting

    2: to pull or strain at something with violent twisting

    3: to twist violently

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English wrencan; akin to Old High German renken to twist and perhaps to Latin vergere to bend, incline;

    [Noun]  | "wrench" 


    1: a violent twisting or a pull with or as if with twisting

    2: a sharp twist or sudden jerk straining muscles or ligaments; also : the resultant injury (as of a joint)

    3: a distorting or perverting alteration

    Origin: 1530 ;

    [Noun]  | "Al*len wrench" | \ ˈa-lən- \


    1: an L-shaped hexagonal metal bar either end of which fits the socket of a screw or bolt

    Origin: 1913 ;

     Allen Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut;

    [Noun]  | "monkey wrench" 


    1: a wrench with one fixed and one adjustable jaw at right angles to a straight handle

    2: something that disrupts

    Origin: circa 1807 ;

    [Noun]  | "pipe wrench" 


    1: a wrench for gripping and turning a cylindrical object (such as a pipe) usually by use of two serrated jaws so designed as to grip the pipe when turning in one direction only

    Origin: circa 1875 ;

    [Noun]  | "socket wrench" 


    1: a wrench usually in the form of a bar and removable socket made to fit a bolt or nut

    Origin: circa 1890 ;

    [Idiom]  | "throw a wrench into the works" 


    1: to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly

    [Idiom]  | "throw/hurl/toss a monkey wrench into" 


    1: to damage or change (something) in a way that ruins it or prevents it from working properly

    [Noun]  | "wrench" 


    1: a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something;


      * e.g., " ... with a sharp wrench of the hammer I pulled the nail from the board "



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    •  push




    2: the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force;


      * e.g., " ... with one final hard wrench I was able to pull the cork from the bottle "



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    [Verb]  | "wrench" 


    1: to move by or as if by a forceful rotation;


      * e.g., " ... with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup "



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    2: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;


      * e.g., " ... wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting "



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    3: to separate or remove by forceful pulling;


      * e.g., " ... wrenched the post out of the ground "



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     [ "wrench" ]

    1: (v.) when someone throws a "wrench in the works" and changes something at the last minute, which messes up your already finalized plans, they have "wrenched" you.

      * e.g.,  ... my friend and i were all set to go to the movie tonight, but then our other friend asked us at the last minute not to go see that specific movie without her, and if we would wait until next week for her. she wrenched us! 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: The immediate reaction when the alcohol wears off and you learn the true "beauty" of the girl from last night.

      * e.g.,  ... damn, dawg... I woke up with hangover and looked at the girl I brought home. Then I had to wrench. 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1:  A girl who constantly tries to henpeck her man into submission, prompting his friends to use the term behind his back...and then in front of it, too.

      * e.g.,  ... What isn't that wrench Allison allowing you to do now? God you are pussy-whipped! 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: Gordon Freeman's first weapon. Can be used to break stuff and attack.

      * e.g.,  ... The wrench is not just a weapon, it's the symbol of a hero. (quote from Sonny) 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: to wash something off

      * e.g.,  ... the baby dropped here bottle in the dirt, well go wrench it off 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: A penis that is so large, it hangs from the pubis like a wrench from a tool belt.

      * e.g.,  ... Stu: "Hey guys, put it back to channel 599 I wanna see Mr. Marcus' wrench." 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: A small Korean Girl. Will normally be found near an Ogreous Monster. Has also been known to peer pressure others into drinking large quantities of alcohol.

      * e.g.,  ... Where's wrench? 

     [ "wrench" ]

    1: seth mermelstein or another loser of the same status

      * e.g.,  ... So, wrench, how's your crappy life? 

     [ "Wrenches" ]

    1: The same as a ratchet, but what you whisper to your friend when they are in your presence so they don't know what you're saying. Derived from the word ratchet, which is derived from the tool, hence wrench. Can be used singular or plural

      * e.g.,  ... Fuck, too many wrenches up in here. That wrench is asking to get bitch slapped. 

     [ "Wrench" ]

    1: A penis so large that when hanging from its pubis it resembles a wrench hanging from a tool belt.

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Marcus, Lexington Steele, John Holmes. 

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