wrench vs worm

wrench and worm both are nouns.

wrench and worm both are verbs.

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

As verbs, worm is a hypernym of wrench; that is, worm is a word with a broader meaning than wrench:

wrench: make a sudden twisting motion
worm: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Other hypernyms of wrench include squirm, twist, wrestle, wriggle, writhe.

wrench (noun)	worm (noun)
a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt	any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
a jerky pulling movement	screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments	a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

wrench (verb)	worm (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
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 wrench and worm

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