Wrest

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. 1.2 to take away by force 1.3 to get by effort 1.4 to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench. 2 Noun 2.1 a wresting; twist or wrench. 2.2 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. 3 Synonyms 3.1 verb

Verb (used with object)

to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.

to take away by force

to wrest a knife from a child.

to get by effort

to wrest a living from the soil.

to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench.

Noun

a wresting; twist or wrench.

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.

Synonyms

verb

wring , exact , squeeze , wrench , belie , color , falsify , load , misrepresent , misstate , pervert , twist , warp , distort , extort , extract , force , garble , misconstrue , rend , seize , snatch , take , usurp , wrestle