Definitions for wrestrɛst

wrestrɛst(v.t.)

to pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
to take away by force.
to get by effort:
to wrest a living from the soil.
to twist or turn from the proper course, meaning, etc.; wrench.
(n.)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.
Category: Music and Dance

bef. 1000; ME; OE wrǣstan, c. Icel reista] akin to wrist

wrest′er(n.)

wrest(verb)
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
"wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

Wrest(verb)
to turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting
Wrest(verb)
to turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort
Wrest(verb)
to tune with a wrest, or key
Wrest(noun)
the act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion
Wrest(noun)
active or moving power
Wrest(noun)
a key to tune a stringed instrument of music
Wrest(noun)
a partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined

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