wrested

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English

Definitions

verb

To pull or twist violently.
To obtain by pulling or violent force.“He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel.”
To seize.
To distort, to pervert, to twist.

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Synonyms

pull away force away ceded snatched usurped relinquished regained grabbed took stripped dethroned reclaimed recaptured pulled wrenched retook

Associated

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Rhymes

detested manifested attested suggested requested vested congested jested bested tested

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