'Wrenched' definitions:
Definition of 'Wrenched'
From: GCIDE
- Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrenching.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive, properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting. ????. See Wrench, n.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence. [1913 Webster]
- Wrench his sword from him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched With a woeful agony. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert. [1913 Webster]
- You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Wrenched'
- Wrench,
- Wrenching,
- s wrench,
- Carriage wrench,
- Hook wrench,
- Hose wrench,
- Key wrench,
- Lug wrench,
- Monkey wrench,
- Pipe wrench,
- Screw wrench,
- Socket wrench,
- Stillson wrench,
- Wrench hammer,
- adjustable wrench,
- allen wrench,
- alligator wrench,
- box wrench,
- brace wrench,
- bulldog wrench,
- chain wrench,
- crescent wrench,
- dog wrench,
- pin wrench,
- sparkplug wrench,
- tap wrench,
- tappet wrench,
- torque wrench,
- tube wrench,
- box end wrench,
- monkey-wrench,
- open-end wrench