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Definitions for Wrest

[1] to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
[2] to take away by force: to wrest a knife from a child.
[3] to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil.
[4] to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench.
[5] a wresting; twist or wrench.
[6] 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.
[7] to take or force away by violent pulling or twisting
[8] to seize forcibly by violent or unlawful means
[9] to obtain by laborious effort
[10] to distort in meaning, purpose, etc
[11] the act or an instance of wresting
[12] archaic a small key used to tune a piano or harp

Words related to Wrest

extort, seize, wring, exact, wrench, usurp, extract, wrestle, force, rend, take, squeeze, falsify

Words nearby Wrest

wren, wren, christopher, wren-tit, wrench, wrens, wrest, wrest pin, wrestle, wrestling, wretch, wretched

Origin of Wrest

before 1000; (v.) Middle English wresten, Old English wrǣstan; cognate with Old Norse reista; akin to wrist; (noun) Middle English: a wresting, derivative of the v.

Words that may be confused with Wrest

rest, wrest

Other words from Wrest

wrest·er , noun
un·wrest·ed , adjective
un·wrest·ing , adjective

Word origin for Wrest

Old English wrǣstan; related to Old Norse reista. See writhe

Synonyms for Wrest

exact, extort, extract, seize, usurp, wrench, wring, falsify, force, rend, squeeze, take, wrestle