wrest
verb
[ rɛst ]
• forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp.
• "Leila tried to wrest her arm from his hold"
Similar:
wrench,
snatch,
seize,
grab,
take by force,
remove by force,
force,
prise,
peel,
pluck,
tear,
rip,
heave,
twist,
tug,
pull,
jerk,
dislodge,
pry,
yank,
• distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views.
• "you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every reply I have made"
wrest
noun
• a key for tuning a harp or piano.
Origin:
Old English wrǣstan ‘twist, tighten’, of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist.
