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wrest

/ wrest /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
seize
Derived:
wrester
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
3
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