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wrest meaning and definition
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Definition of wrest (verb)
- 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"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet