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wrest: Meaning and Definition of
wrest
Pronunciation: (rest), [key] — v.t.
- to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
- to take away by force: to wrest a knife from a child.
- to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil.
- to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench.
—n. - a wresting; twist or wrench.
- a key or small wrench for tuning stringed musical instruments, as the harp or piano, by turning the pins to which the strings are fastened.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.