| Front | wrest |
|---|---|
| Back | wrest /rest/ verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 formal to take power or influence away from someone, especially when this is difficult: They are fighting to wrest control of the party from the old leaders. 2 literary to pull something away from someone violently: I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp. |
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