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wrest

/rɛst/

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verb

/rɛst/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия насильственного вырывания или отнятия чего-либо у кого-то, часто с усилием или борьбой.

A verb used to indicate the act of forcibly pulling or taking something away from someone, often with effort or struggle.

  1. Seize forciblyC1formal

    To obtain or pull something away from someone or something by using force or violence.

    ruВырвать силой

    • The knight wrested the sword from his opponent's hand.
    • She wrested the steering wheel from him to avoid the crash.
    • He wrested control of the company from his rival.

    Synonymsextractforcesnatchtwistwrenchwringyank

    Antonymsgiveofferreturnsurrenderyield

  2. Obtain with effortC1formal

    To gain or extract something, such as power, information, or a victory, through great effort or struggle.

    ruДобиться с трудом

    • The team wrested victory from the jaws of defeat.
    • The journalist wrested the truth from the reluctant witness.
    • They wrested a narrow majority in the election.

    Synonymsextortextractforcepulltwistwrenchwringyank

Forms
  • wrested past participle
  • wrested past simple
  • wresting present participle
  • wrests third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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