Word Explorer

Wrests

/ɹɛsts/

To pull or twist violently.

📖 Definitions of "Wrests"

verb
  1. 1

    To pull or twist violently.

  2. 2

    To obtain by pulling or violent force.

    "He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."

  3. 3

    To seize.

  4. 4

    To distort, to pervert, to twist.

Translate “Wrests” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.