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wrench

(r/E/n/tS/ )

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates(verb.contact)

Example:
Wrench a window off its hinges.
Wrench oneself free from somebody's grip.
A deep sigh was wrenched from his chest.

source: wordnet30
make a sudden twisting motion(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish(verb.contact)

Synonym:
wring

source: wordnet30
twist suddenly so as to sprain(verb.body)

Example:
Wrench one's ankle.

Synonym:
rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrick

source: wordnet30
To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence.(verb)

source: webster1913

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