wrest

• Verbo que indica la acción de arrancar o quitar algo a alguien por la fuerza, a menudo con esfuerzo o lucha. También se usa en sentido figurado para obtener algo con dificultad.

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.

   Arrancar por la fuerza

   • 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.

   Sinónimosextractforcesnatchtwistwrenchwringyank

   Antónimosgiveofferreturnsurrenderyield

2. Obtain with effortC1formal

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

   arrancar con esfuerzo

   • 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.

   Sinónimosextortextractforcepulltwistwrenchwringyank