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wrest
[ rest ]
verb (used with object)
- to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
Synonyms:
- to take away by force:
to wrest a knife from a child.
- to get by effort:
to wrest a living from the soil.
Synonyms:
- to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench.
noun
- a wresting; twist or wrench.
- a key or small wrench for tuning stringed musical instruments, as the harp or piano, by turning the pins to which the strings are fastened.
wrest
/ °ùÉ›²õ³Ù /
verb
- to take or force away by violent pulling or twisting
- to seize forcibly by violent or unlawful means
- to obtain by laborious effort
- to distort in meaning, purpose, etc
noun
- the act or an instance of wresting
- archaic.a small key used to tune a piano or harp
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Derived Forms
- ˈ·É°ù±ð²õ³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ·É°ù±ð²õ³Ùİù noun
- ³Ü²Ô··É°ù±ð²õ³ÙĻå adjective
- ³Ü²Ô··É°ù±ð²õ³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of wrest1
Old English ·É°ùÇ£²õ³Ù²¹²Ô; related to Old Norse reista. See writhe
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Synonym Study
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The opening exchanges were not to script but Northampton's internationals were crucial in wresting back momentum.
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You stand by it when an antagonistic White House wrests control of the press pool from your grip.
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Full control of Khartoum could help the army complete its takeover of central Sudan, where it has wrested back territory from the RSF in recent months.
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The first was to wrest Manhattan Island from the control of the Dutch, whose colony of New Netherland had existed for 40 years.
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His son tackled him and wrested the gun away.
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