verb
wrest
Wrest (verb) means to pull or twist violently.
verb
1
To pull or twist violently.
2
To obtain by pulling or violent force.
3
To distort, to pervert, to twist.
4
To tune with a wrest, or key.
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Etymology
From Middle English wresten, wrasten, wræsten, from Old English wrǣstan (“to twist forcibly, wrench”), from Proto-Germanic *wraistijaną, (compare Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną (“to turn, wind; to cover, envelop”), *wrīþaną (“to weave, twist”), Old Norse reista (“to bend, twist”)), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wreiḱ-, *wreyḱ- (“to bend, twist”), *wreyt- (“to bend”). See also writhe, wry. The noun is derived from the verb.
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What is the meaning of wrest?
"wrest" (verb) means to pull or twist violently.
What are the different meanings of wrest?
"wrest" has 3 main meanings: 1. To pull or twist violently; 2. To obtain by pulling or violent force; 3. To distort, to pervert, to twist.