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present tense third-person singular of wrest
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1
to draw out by force or with effort
- the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands
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4
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
- I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar
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5
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
- wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet
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“Wrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrests. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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