wrest (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *wrest*:
VERB	contact	wrest	obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

wrest > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'st
Rhymes	abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst...

English > *wrest*: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Examples	"wrest the knife from his hands" "wrest a meaning from the old text" "wrest power from the old government"
Broader	seize	Take or capture by force
Spanish	arrebatar, usurpar
Catalan	arrabassar, usurpar
Nouns	wrester	someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements

HyperDic: wrest