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  • wrench — /rɛntʃ / (say rench) verb (t) 1. to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. 2. to overstrain or injure (the ankle, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist. 3. to affect distressingly as if by a wrench. 4. to wrest, as from… …  

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