wrest (redirected from wrests)

wrest  (rst)

tr.v. wrest·ed, wrest·ing, wrests

1. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers.

2. To usurp forcefully: wrested power from the monarchy.

3. To extract by or as if by force, twisting, or persistent effort; wring: wrest the meaning from an obscure poem.

4.

a. To distort or twist the nature or meaning of: wrested the words out of context.

b. To divert to an improper use; misapply.

n.

1. The act of wresting.

2. Music A small tuning key for the wrest pins of a stringed instrument.

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[Middle English wresten, from Old English wrstan, to twist; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wrester n.

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wrest [rɛst]

vb (tr)

1. to take or force away by violent pulling or twisting

2. to seize forcibly by violent or unlawful means

3. to obtain by laborious effort

4. to distort in meaning, purpose, etc.

n

1. the act or an instance of wresting

2. (Music / Instruments) Archaic a small key used to tune a piano or harp

[Old English wrǣstan; related to Old Norse reista. See writhe]

wrester  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

wrest - 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" seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

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wrest

verb

1. seize, take, win, extract He has been trying to wrest control from the central government.

2. pull, force, strain, seize, twist, extract, wrench, wring She wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur's grasp.

Translations

wrest [rest] VT to wrest sth from sb → arrebatar or arrancar algo a algn
to wrest gold from the rocks → extraer a duras penas oro de las rocas
to wrest a living from the soil → vivir penosamente cultivando la tierra
to wrest o.s. free → (lograr)liberarse tras grandes esfuerzos

wrest [ˈrɛst] vt

(= seize) to wrest sth from sb [+ power, control] → arracher qch à qn

(= snatch) to wrest sth from sb [+ object] → arracher qch à qn

wrest

vt to wrest something from somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache etw abringen; leadership, title → jdm etw entreißen; to wrest something from somebody’s grasp → jdm etw entreißen; to wrest oneself free → sich losreißen

wrest [rɛst] vt to wrest sth from sb → strappare qc a qn