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wrest

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wrest /rɛst/

▶verb

1 forcibly pull from a person's grasp.
■ take (power or control) after considerable effort or resistance.

2 archaic distort the meaning or interpretation of.

▶noun archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano.

– origin OE wrǣstan ‘twist, tighten’, of Gmc origin; rel. to wrist.

'wrest' also found in these Oxford entries:

extort - wrestle

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