wrest
41wrest — rest …
42wrest — rest n. forceful pull; winding, bending; twist, kink; forceful capture; tuning key for musical instruments v. pull by force; bend; twist; snatch by force; pervert, distort; win by force …
43wrest — strew …
44wrest — [rɛst] verb 1》 forcibly pull from a person s grasp. ↘take (power or control) after considerable effort or resistance. 2》 archaic distort the meaning or interpretation of. noun archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano. Origin OE wrstan twist,… …
45wrest — v. a. 1. Twist. See wrench, v. a. 2. Pervert, strain, turn out of its true meaning, put a violent construction on …
46wrest — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) formal 1 to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult 2 to pull something away from someone violently: I wrested the photograph from his grasp …
47wrest — verb he wrested the broom from Angela s grasp Syn: wrench, snatch, seize, grab, pry, pluck, tug, pull, jerk, dislodge, remove; informal yank …
48wrest — [rest] verb [T] mainly journalism to use force to get land, power, or possessions from someone …
49wrest — see rest …
50wrest pin — peg (def. 5). [1780 90] * * * …