wrest

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'arracher ou de prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un de force, souvent avec effort ou lutte. Il peut aussi signifier obtenir quelque chose difficilement ou par la force.

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.

   arracher de force

   • 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.

   Synonymesextractforcesnatchtwistwrenchwringyank

   Antonymesgiveofferreturnsurrenderyield

2. Obtain with effortC1formal

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

   arracher avec effort

   • 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.

   Synonymesextortextractforcepulltwistwrenchwringyank