Dutch Meaning of wrest
worstelen
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Definitions and Meaning of wrest in English
wrest (v)
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
wrest (v. t.)
To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting.
To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.
To tune with a wrest, or key.
wrest (n.)
The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.
Active or moving power.
A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.
A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.
FAQs About the word wrest
worstelen
obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphoricallyTo turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, viol
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wren-tit => Winterkoning, wrenching => schrijnend, wrenched => verstuikt, wrench => sleutel, wren warbler => Winterkoning,
