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wrest

/ɹɛst/

noun

Meaning

  • The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

  • A key to tune a stringed instrument.

  • Active or motive power.

  • Short for saw wrest; a saw set.

verb

Meaning

  • To pull or twist violently.

  • To obtain by pulling or violent force.

    "He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."

  • To seize.

  • To distort, to pervert, to twist.

  • To tune with a wrest, or key.