Wrench meaning : A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. A trick or artifice. Deceit; guile; treachery. A turn at an acute angle. A winch or windlass. A screw. A distorting change from the original meaning. A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. An adjustable spanner used by plumbers. A violent emotional change caused by separation. In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body. Means; contrivance In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.