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Wrest
rɛst
Wrest definitions
verb
wrest
wrested
wresting
wrests
- forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
"Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold"
- take (something, especially power or control) after considerable effort or difficulty
"they wanted 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
wrest
wrests
- a key for tuning a harp or piano