harm vs wrench

harm and wrench both are nouns.

harm and wrench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
harm	Yes	No	Yes	No
wrench	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wrench is a hyponym of harm; that is, wrench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harm:

harm: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
wrench: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

Other hyponyms of harm include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist.

harm (noun)	wrench (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
the occurrence of a change for the worse	a jerky pulling movement
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

harm (verb)	wrench (verb)
cause or do harm to	twist suddenly so as to sprain
	twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
	twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
	make a sudden twisting motion

Difference between harm and wrench

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