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v. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers.

v. To usurp forcefully: wrested power from the monarchy.

v. To extract by or as if by force, twisting, or persistent effort; wring: wrest the meaning from an obscure poem.

v. To distort or twist the nature or meaning of: wrested the words out of context.

v. To divert to an improper use; misapply.

n. The act of wresting.

n. Music A small tuning key for the wrest pins of a stringed instrument.

v. To pull or twist violently.

v. To obtain by pulling or violent force.

v. To seize

v. To twist, pervert, distort.

n. The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.

n. Active or motive power.

n. A key to tune a stringed instrument.

n. A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.

v. To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting.

v. To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.

v. To tune with a wrest, or key.

n. The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.

n. Active or moving power.

n. A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.

n. A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.

n. The mold-board of a plow: originally its front portion. See turn-wrest plow (under plow).

To twist or turn; especially, to deflect, as from the existing or normal state, character, course, or significance: now used chiefly of immaterial things.

To remove, obtain, or bring by or as if by twisting or wringing; extract or pluck with. much effort; wring; wrench.

To wrestle; contend; strive.

n. l A twist; a writhing.

n. A tortuous action; distortion; perversion; hence, a ruse; a stratagem. Compare wrench, n., 1.

n. An instrument of the wrench, screw-key, or spanner kind; specifically, a key or small wrench for tuning stringed musical instruments, as the harp or piano, by turning the pins to which the strings are fastened. See tuning-hammer, and tuning-key (under key).

n. The partition in an overshot wheel which determines the form of the buckets.

v. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically

"The Republicans require wins in 39 districts to wrest from the Democrats control of the 435-member House."

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