26 Verbs to Use for the Word wrench

But Dan Dalzell jumped in, giving the Chinaman's wrist a wrench that caused him to drop the iron.

Without a word he picked up a wrench, released the stub ends of the broken fingers, gathered the pieces in his hand and asked: "Where is there a carpenter shop?" "Can you operate this press?" asked Mr. Merrick.

That and the strike of the Tigers in Philadelphia threw a monkey-wrench into the machinery, resulting in a tangle which Jennings was unable to straighten out all the season.

New depths of love in measure unsuspected, Ties closer than I knew, were round my heart; And half I thank the wrench that has detected How thoroughly and deeply dear thou art.

He seemed to be gazing into distance as if alone, and then, after a while, he turned and looked at me, and his eyes were full of pain like a tortured animal, and I felt a wrench at my heart.

he roared, advancing upon the child, raising the hand that still held the wrench with which he had been working on the machinery down stairs.

He solved this by finding the heavy monkey-wrench, and using it as a hammer, with the knife in place, thus actually severing the paw complete after considerable trouble.

Virginia's presence reminded me of those days of happiness wher we drove into Iowa alone together; but I was not happy I had lived with this girl in my dreams ever since, and now I faced the wrench of giving her up; for I repeated in my own mind over and over again that she would never think of me with such big bugs as Bob Wade shining around her.

" "Or a young Cherokee from the wilds of Boston Commons," laughed Bruce, heaving a wrench in the general direction of his companion.

But the latter was now silent enough; it leaned against a fence, and its rider knelt beside it, a wrench in his hand, testing its parts carefully and intently.

I like monkey-wrenches!

" Nevertheless the pain was to prove the final wrench to a heart that had been on the verge of breaking for many a year, and it was not long before Olive and Cyril were motherless.

The girl seized a small nickled wrench out of the Golden Butterfly.

The motion caused his whole weight to rest for an instant on his arms;unable to sustain the wrench, the heather gave way, and with a wild shriek he fell headlong down the surface of the cliff.

If he had found a nut loose or any part out of place, then he would have taken his wrench, for he had use for it.

Never use a wrench on these nuts.

Enough you've raved," and once more he waved his wrench in a forceful way, "O' the cunning creed o' some Russian breed; I stand for the U.S.A.!

Now you will understand why a good engineer wears out more rags than wrenches, while a poor one wears out more wrenches than rags.

"I had to reduce the dislocation, of course," he told her, "and he bore the wrench splendidly, though there is almost no pain more acute.

I'll take care of this one," cried Jake, rushing into the mêlée, whirling his monkey wrench in a formidable manner.

Then, for the fraction of a minute, he bent, monkey wrench in hand, above one of the forward wheels.

A fall or a blow may bring such a sudden wrench or twist upon the ligaments as to force a bone out of place.

He oughter be'n back in ha'f a' hour, but he come pokin' home 'bout dinner-time wid a screw-driver stidder a monkey wrench.

Tom dropped his monkey-wrench.

Casey whirled about, ducked a hurtling monkey wrench and rushed Ole, who was getting up awkwardly, his eyes malevolent.

26 Verbs to Use for the Word  wrench