verb
- to pull or twist something away from someone forcefully
- to take something away from someone by force or with great effort
Examples
- She wrests the toy from her brother’s hands.
- The hero wrests the sword from the villain.
- He wrests control of the company from his partner.
- The athlete wrests victory from defeat in the final seconds.
- The child wrests free from his mother’s grip.
- She wrests the truth from the reluctant witness.