The kidnappers wrested the baby from his mother and ran away with him.
•The policeman wrested the gun away from Lefty.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wrest — [rest] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: wrAstan] 1.) formal to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult ▪ They are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrest — [ 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrest — 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,… … English dictionary
wrest — verb (transitive always + adv/prep) formal 1 to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult 2 to pull something away from someone violently: I wrested the photograph from his grasp … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrest — [[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… … English dictionary
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