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- [rest]
- /rɛst/
- /rest/
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- [rest]
- /rɛst/
Definitions of wrest word
- verb with object wrest to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. 1
- verb with object wrest to take away by force: to wrest a knife from a child. 1
- verb with object wrest to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil. 1
- verb with object wrest to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench. 1
- noun wrest a wresting; twist or wrench. 1
- noun wrest 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. 1
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Origin of wrest
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English wresten, Old English wrǣstan; cognate with Old Norse reista; akin to wrist; (noun) Middle English: a wresting, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Wrest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for wrest
verb wrest
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
Antonyms for wrest
verb wrest
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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