to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist

He wrenched the prisoner's wrist.

to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist

When she fell, she wrenched her ankle.

to affect distressingly as if by a wrench.

to wrest, as from the right use or meaning

to wrench the facts out of context.

to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside

He wrenched away.

to give a wrench or twist at something.

a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist

With a quick wrench, she freed herself.

a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist.

a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings.

a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.

a tool for gripping and turning or twisting the head of a bolt, a nut, a pipe, or the like, commonly consisting of a bar of metal with fixed or adjustable jaws.

verb

bend , coerce , compel , contort , dislocate , dislodge , distort , drag , exact , extract , pervert , pinch , pull , rend , rip , screw , sprain , squeeze , strain , tear , tug , tweak , twist , wrest , wring , yank , lurch , snap , twitch , belie , color , falsify , load , misrepresent , misstate , warp , allen wrench , distortion , distress , injury , jerk , monkey wrench , pain , spanner , tool , turn , twinge

noun

lurch , snap , tug , twitch , yank , spanner