Word Meaning

Meaning of wrest

- To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting.
- To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.
- To tune with a wrest, or key.
- The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.
- Active or moving power.
- A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.
- A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.

Crossword clue for wrest

- Exact with relaxation
- Extract by force
- Grab
- Hobart's casino: ... Point
- Hobart’s casino: ... Point
- Obtain by great effort
- Seize power from rest, reportedly
- Seize rest of report
- Seize violently
- Smallest
- Snatch
- Twist or turn