Wrest - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rest|
Brit.
|rest|
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 a meaning from the old text
wrest power from the old government
Extra examples
He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.
...the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands...
They are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders.
I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: wrest
he/she/it: wrests
present participle: wresting
past tense: wrested
past participle: wrested
I/you/we/they: wrest
he/she/it: wrests
present participle: wresting
past tense: wrested
past participle: wrested
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