wrest+from
11wrest — (v.) O.E. wræstan to twist, wrench, from P.Gmc. *wraistijanan (Cf. O.N. reista to bend, twist ), derivative of *wrig , *wreik to turn (see WRY (Cf. wry)). Meaning to pull, detach (something) is recorded from c.1300. Meaning to take by force (in… …
12wrest away from — index confiscate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13wrest property from — index evict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14wrest — [ rest ] verb transitive 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to get land, power, or possessions from someone, usually by fighting: Russia wrested control of the northern Caucasus in the 19th century. 2. ) FORMAL to pull something away from someone using force …
15wrest — ► VERB 1) forcibly pull from a person s grasp. 2) take (power or control) after effort or resistance. ORIGIN Old English, «twist, tighten»; related to WRIST(Cf. ↑wrist) …
16wrest — [[t]re̱st[/t]] wrests, wresting, wrested 1) VERB If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. [JOURNALISM or, LITERARY] [V n from n] For the past year he has been trying to wrest… …
17wrest — v. & n. v.tr. 1 force or wrench away from a person s grasp. 2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. 3 distort into accordance with one s interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves). n. archaic a key for tuning a harp or… …
18wrest — wrester, n. /rest/, v.t. 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,… …
19wrest — UK [rest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms wrest : present tense I/you/we/they wrest he/she/it wrests present participle wresting past tense wrested past participle wrested 1) mainly journalism to get land, power, or possessions from someone,… …
20wrest — [[t]rɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) to pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist 2) to take away by force 3) to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil[/ex] 4) to twist or turn from the proper course, meaning, etc.; wrench 5) a wresting; twist or wrench… …
