wrench

/renʃ/ noun

Definition

SADNESS [no plural] › when you are very sad because you have to leave someone or something: She found leaving home a real wrench.

TOOL [C] US (UK spanner) › a tool with a round end that is used to turn nuts and bolts (= metal objects used to fasten things together)

(Definition of wrench noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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