wrench
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- overstretch derivation
- sprain derivation
Sense 2 verb
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
wrench a window off its hinges
Types & categories
- pull hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a jerky pulling movement
Types & categories
- motion hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
make a sudden twisting motion
Types & categories
- twist hypernym
Related & opposite
- wrench derivation
Sense 5 noun
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
Types & categories
- hand tool hypernym
- adjustable wrench hyponym
- Allen wrench hyponym
- alligator wrench hyponym
- box wrench hyponym
- brace wrench hyponym
- bulldog wrench hyponym
- carriage wrench hyponym
- dog wrench hyponym
- hook wrench hyponym
- lug wrench hyponym
- open-end wrench hyponym
- pin wrench hyponym
- screw key hyponym
- socket wrench hyponym
- sparkplug wrench hyponym
- tap wrench hyponym
- torque wrench hyponym
Parts & wholes
- jaw part meronym
Related & opposite
- wrench derivation
Sense 6 verb
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Wring one's hand
Types & categories
- distort hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
twist suddenly so as to sprain
wrench one's ankle
Types & categories
- wound hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overstretch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | harm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprain |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spanner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | twist |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | jaw |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand tool |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | adjustable wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Allen wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | alligator wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | box wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | brace wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulldog wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | carriage wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hook wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lug wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | open-end wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pin wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | screw key |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | socket wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sparkplug wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tap wrench |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | torque wrench |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | wring out |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | wring |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | distort |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrench |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprain |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | kink |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | wound |