A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. From XVI century.
An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain. From XVI century.
A trick or artifice. From VIII century.
Deceit; guile; treachery. From XIII century.
A turn at an acute angle. From XVI century.
A winch or windlass. From XVI century.
A screw. From XVI century.
A distorting change from the original meaning. From XVII century.
A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. From XVIII century.
An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
A violent emotional change caused by separation. From XIX century.
In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body. From XIX century.
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. From XI century.
To pull or twist violently. From XIII century.
To turn aside or deflect. From XIII century.
To slander. From XIV century.
To tighten with or as if with a winch. From XVI century.
To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting. From XVI century.
To distort from the original meaning. From XVI century.
To thrust a weapon in a twisting motion. From XVI century.
To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away. From XVIII century.
To rack with pain. From XVIII century.
To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist. From XVIII century.
To use the tool known as a wrench. From XIX century.
