wrest, v.
(wrested, wresting, wrests)
(wrested, wresting, wrests)
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
<verb.contact>
wrest
sample sentences
"wrest the knife from his hands""wrest a meaning from the old text"
"wrest power from the old government"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
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