wrest
verb 1
to draw out by force or with effort <the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands> 2
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats <vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time> Related Words bleed,
fleece,
gouge,
milk,
skin,
squeeze;
cheat,
gyp,
racketeer,
swindle;
coerce,
compel,
force 3
to get with great difficulty <farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land> 4
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation <I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar> Related Words draw,
dredge (up),
extract,
jerk,
lug,
pluck,
pull,
tug,
tweak,
yank;
jimmy,
lever,
pry;
budge,
dislocate,
displace,
disturb,
remove;
shift,
transfer,
transpose 5
to separate or remove by forceful pulling <wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet> Related Words grab,
nab,
seize,
snap (up),
snatch;
lop (off),
nip;
amputate,
cut (off),
dissever,
sever;
extract,
force,
jerk,
prize,
pry,
pull,
root (out),
uproot 
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