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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"
wrench snatch seize grab take by force remove by force force prise peel pluck tear rip heave twist tug pull jerk dislodge- 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"