injury vs wrench

wrench vs injury

injury and wrench both are nouns.

injury is not a verb while wrench is a verb.

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

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

injury: 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 injury 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.

injury (noun)	wrench (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted	a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage	a jerky pulling movement
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt	a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

injury (verb)	wrench (verb)
	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 injury and wrench

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