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| wrest [ rest ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle wrest·ed, present participle wrest·ing, 3rd person present singular wrests) |
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1. gain control or power: to take something such as control or power from somebody in the face of opposition or resistance
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2. pull something away forcibly: to seize something with the hands and take it away from somebody using physical force
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3. get something with effort: to get or extract something with an effort or struggle
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4. alter something's meaning: to change or twist the meaning of something
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noun (plural wrests) |
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forceful pull: a sharp wrench or pull at something
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| [ Old English wrǣstan< Germanic] |
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  wrest·er noun |
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