1syllable
wrest
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Definitions ofwrest
1noun
- The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
- A key to tune a stringed instrument.
- Active or motive power.
- Short for saw wrest; a saw set.
1verb
- To pull or twist violently.
- To obtain by pulling or violent force.
Example: "He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."
- To seize.
- To distort, to pervert, to twist.
- To tune with a wrest, or key.
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