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1. (v.t.) wrest
to pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
2. wrest
to take away by force.
3. wrest
to get by effort:
to wrest a living from the soil.
4. wrest
to twist or turn from the proper course, meaning, etc.; wrench.
5. (n.) wrest
a wresting; twist or wrench.
6. wrest
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.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE wræmacr;stan, c. Icel reista) akin to wrist)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) wrest
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wrest
the act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion
2. (noun) wrest
active or moving power
3. (noun) wrest
a key to tune a stringed instrument of music
4. (noun) wrest
a partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined
5. (verb) wrest
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
6. (verb) wrest
to turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort
7. (verb) wrest
to tune with a wrest, or key
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