wrench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WRENCH

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation <with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup>

Synonyms twist, wrest, wring

Related Words draw, dredge (up), extract, jerk, lug, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, yank; jimmy, lever, pry; budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, remove; shift, transfer, transpose

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure <wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting>

Synonyms pull, rack, stretch, wrench

Related Words fray, tax, weaken; damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound; batter, bruise, tear; cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate

to separate or remove by forceful pulling <wrenched the post out of the ground>

Synonyms rip, wrench, wrest, yank

Related Words grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch; lop (off), nip; amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever; extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uproot

Near Antonyms reattach

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