wrest | Amarkosh

Meaning of word wrest from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.

Example : Wrest the knife from his hands.
Wrest a meaning from the old text.
Wrest power from the old government.

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

guff (noun)
Unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements).

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

with child (adjective)
In an advanced stage of pregnancy.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

telescope (verb)
Crush together or collapse.

blow up (verb)
Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.

precursor (noun)
A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction).

ordnance store (noun)
Military supplies.