wrest
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verb \ˈrest\Definition of WREST
transitive verb
1
: to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
2
: to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor
Examples of WREST
- He tried to wrest control of the company from his uncle.
- <the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands>
Origin of WREST
Middle English wrasten, wresten, from Old English wrǣstan; akin to Old Norse reista to bend and probably to Old English wrigian to turn — more at wry
First Known Use: before 12th century
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