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A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.

(obsolete) A trick or artifice.

(obsolete) Deceit; guile; treachery.

(obsolete) A turn at an acute angle.

(archaic) A winch or windlass.

(obsolete) A screw.

A distorting change from the original meaning.

(US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. +

(UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.

A violent emotional change caused by separation.

(physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.

(obsolete) 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 pull or twist violently.

To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.

To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.

To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.

To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.

To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.

(obsolete) To violently move in a turn or writhe.

(obsolete) To tighten with or as if with a winch.

(obsolete) To thrust (a weapon) in a twisting motion.

(fencing, obsolete) To disarm an opponent by whirling their blade away.