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wrest::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | seize |
| Derivation | wrester |
wrest the knife from his hands.
wrest a meaning from the old text.
wrest power from the old government.
Examples of wrest
wrest
A movement attempted to wrest Monticello from him and hand it to the government.
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Every week they could wrest from nature gave the babies a better chance at life.
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May manages to wrest Jennie away from this peril, but Jennie expires soon after.
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Ferguson knows how to wrest contentious conclusions out of painstaking research.
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Claire McCaskill, as Republicans seek to wrest control of the chamber this fall.
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That means the GOP only needs to win four seats to wrest control of the Senate.
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When the robber moved forward with the knife, the clerk tried to wrest it away.
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The Palm Beach Gardens pro needed a win to wrest the money title from Inbee Park.
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For another thing, it would be no easy task to wrest a team from another city.
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- 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"
- To pull or twist violently; To obtain by pulling or violent force; To seize
- (wrested) him into the backseat (227): pull, jerk or force with a violent twist
