Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wrest
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(wrests, wresting, wrested) 1. If you wrest something from someone else, you take it from them, especially when this is difficult or illegal. (JOURNALISM or LITERARY) For the past year he has been trying to wrest control from the central government... The men had returned to wrest back power. = seize VERB: V n from n, V n with away/back 2. If you wrest something from someone who is holding it, you take it from them by pulling or twisting it violently. (LITERARY) He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur... He was attacked by a security man who tried to wrest away a gas cartridge. VERB: V n from n, V n with away ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English wrasten, ~en, from Old English wr?stan; akin to Old Norse reista to bend and probably to Old English wrigian to turn — more at wry Date: before 12th century 1. to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements 2. to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of ~ing ; wrench 2. archaic a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (as a harp or piano) ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 force or wrench away from a person's grasp. 2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. 3 distort into accordance with one's interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves). --n. archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano etc. Phrases and idioms wrest-block (or -plank) the part of a piano or harpsichord holding the wrest-pins. wrest-pin each of the pins to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached. Etymology: OE wr{aelig}stan f. Gmc, rel. to WRIST ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. рывок; дерганье; закручивание; выкручивание; вывертывание 2. ключ настройщика музыкальных инструментов 3. тех. разводка (пилы) 4. вырывать (силой); отрывать; выдергивать; выворачивать he wrested his antagonist's gun from him —- он вырвал у противника пистолет he wrested the door open —- он взломал дверь, он сорвал дверь с петель 5. добиваться ценой больших усилий; вырывать (победу у врага, согласие и т. п.) to wrest a living from barren land —- с трудом перебиваться на неплодородной земле to wrest control of the government from the military —- вырвать контроль над правительством из рук военных 6. искажать, извращать (факты, текст); ложно толковать (закон и т. п.) he wrests the law to suit himself —- он истолковывает смысл закона в свою пользу 7. злоупотреблять чем-л. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) вырывать (силой); выворачивать 2) вырывать (оружие, победу у врага); исторгать (согласие; from - у кого-л.) 3) искажать, истолковывать неправильно (закон, текст) ...Англо-русский словарь
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