Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wrench | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wrick | Yes | No | Yes | No |
wrench (noun) | wrick (noun) |
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a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British) |
a jerky pulling movement | |
a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments |
wrench (verb) | wrick (verb) |
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twist suddenly so as to sprain | 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 |