Wrenches 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. To violently move in a turn or writhe. To pull or twist violently. To turn aside or deflect. To slander. To tighten with or as if with a winch. To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting. To distort from the original meaning. To thrust a weapon in a twisting motion. To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away. To rack with pain. To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist. To use the tool known as a wrench.