wrest
Meaning of wrest
verb
- forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp.
Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold
- distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views.
you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made
noun
a key for tuning a harp or piano.
Old English wrǣstan ‘twist, tighten’, of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist.
Information about wrest
- The plural form of wrest is: wrests.
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Hyphenation of wrest
wrest
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- wrest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wrest synonyms
Meaning pull or twist suddenly and violently:
Meaning quickly secure or obtain (something) when a chance presents itself:
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning grasp or seize suddenly and roughly:
Meaning artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant):
Meaning remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable):
Meaning take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place:
Meaning remove by pulling forcefully:
Meaning tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone:
Meaning lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:
Meaning form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape:
Meaning pull (something) hard or suddenly:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning move or cause to move with a jerk:
Meaning knock or force out of position:
Meaning inquire too closely into a person's private affairs:
Meaning pull with a jerk:
Anagrams of wrest
Words that rhyme with wrest
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