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RENCH/rentʃ/

A wrench is a sudden twist or pull, emotional pain, or (especially US) a spanner; as a verb, to twist suddenly: a wrench of the keys, an emotional wrench. Spanner is British for the tool; a handover is a named officer, not a tug.

Meaning

A sudden twist or pull; also emotional pain, or (especially US) a spanner; also (verb) to twist suddenly.

Examples

• “A last-minute wrench of the keys still needs a named handover.”
• “Spanner is the UK tool. Jerk is everyday. Pain is the feeling sense. A name is a log. Write the officer; then tug the bunch if you must.”

Good to know

A sudden twist, a tool, or emotional pain. UK tool: spanner. A tug ≠ a named handover.

Near in meaning

spanner

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