verrenken — meaning in English

English meaning

• strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
• wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
• writhe verb To twist the body sharply, especially in pain or extreme discomfort.

Senses

verrenken is used for these senses in English:

• dislocate (medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.
• strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
• wrench (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench. [from 19th c.]
• writhe (transitive) To contort (a part of the body).

strain — full definition

1. verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
2. verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
3. verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
4. noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
5. noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.

wrench — full definition

1. noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
2. noun A sudden painful twist or pull, often figurative, describing an emotional wrench of separation.
3. verb To pull or twist something suddenly and violently.

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