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wrests

/ɹɛsts/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To pull or twist violently.
  2. To obtain by pulling or violent force.
  3. To seize.
  4. To distort, to pervert, to twist.
  5. To tune with a wrest, or key.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pull away(English)force away(English)wrenches(English)relinquishes(English)cedes(English)seizes(English)pulls(English)snatches(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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