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[Verb] | "wrest" | \ ˈrest \
1: to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
2: to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English wrasten, wresten, from Old English wrǣstan; akin to Old Norse reista to bend and probably to Old English wrigian to turn ;
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[Noun] | "wrest"
1: the action of wresting : wrench
2: a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (such as a piano)
Origin: 14th century ;
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[Verb] | "wrest"
1: to draw out by force or with effort;
* e.g., " ... the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands "
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2: to get (as money) by the use of force or threats;
* e.g., " ... vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time "
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3: to get with great difficulty;
* e.g., " ... farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land "
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[ "Wrest" ]
1: Someone who obsesses over rules and will do anything to stop someone who breaks them.
* e.g., ... Mack Boss: Why did you break my arm?
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