entreißen — meaning in English

English meaning

• rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
• wrest verb To pull or twist violently.

Senses

entreißen is used for these senses in English:

• rip (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
• wrest (transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

rip — full definition

1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

wrest — full definition

1. verb To pull or twist violently.
2. verb To obtain by pulling or violent force.
3. verb To distort, to pervert, to twist.
4. verb To tune with a wrest, or key.

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