Wrested
to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
to take away by force:
to wrest a knife from a child.
to get by effort:
to wrest a living from the soil.
to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench.
a wresting; twist or wrench.
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.
contemporary examples
arab spring: revolutionaries reflect on the one-year anniversary mike giglio january 24, 2012
15 years after napster: how the music service changed the industry alex suskind june 5, 2014
mark mckinnon: presidential primary debate process has gone rogue mark mckinnon january 8, 2012
hillary’s power grab tara mckelvey january 13, 2011
historical examples
miser farebrother (vol 3 of 3) benjamin leopold farjeon
dust mr. and mrs. haldeman-julius
history of the english people, volume ii (of 8) john richard green
tales and novels, volume 9 (of 10) maria edgeworth
charles o’malley, the irish dragoon, volume 2 (of 2) charles lever
the memoirs of count grammont, complete anthony hamilton
verb (transitive)
to take or force away by violent pulling or twisting
to seize forcibly by violent or unlawful means
to obtain by laborious effort
to distort in meaning, purpose, etc
noun
the act or an instance of wresting
(archaic) a small key used to tune a piano or harp
v.
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