wrench
Word Type: Verb & Noun
Definition
- to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position.
- to suddenly take someone from people they love, causing them great unhappiness.
- a tool for holding and turning objects, especially one that can be made larger and smaller to hold different sized objects
Example
- The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand.
- The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall.
- The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player.
- His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.
- At the age of eight, she was wrenched from her foster parents and sent to live with another family.