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   wrest

   /rest/

   verb

   • 1. forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp: "Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold"
   • ▪ take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else after considerable effort or difficulty: "they wanted to allow people to wrest control of their lives from impersonal bureaucracies"
   • ▪ distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views: "you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made"

   noun

   • 1. a key for tuning a harp or piano. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishwrǣstan ‘twist, tighten’, of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist.

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   The meaning of WREST is to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements. How to use wrest in a sentence.

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   Wrest definition: to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.. See examples of WREST used in a sentence.

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   To wrest is to forcefully grab or take something away. You can wrest away many things, such as remote controls and championships.

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   1. To obtain or remove by pulling with twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands. 2. To take possession of forcefully; seize or usurp: wrested the islands from the settlers; wrested power from the monarchy. 3. To gain or extract with persistent effort; wring: wrested concessions from their opponents. n. Music.

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   If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently. [ literary ] He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur.

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   Wrest definition: To obtain or remove by pulling with twisting movements.

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    Definition of wrest verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    wrest meaning, definition, what is wrest: to take power or influence away from som...: Learn more.