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What does wrest mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wrest? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
  2. (transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To seize.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To distort, to pervert, to twist.
  5. (music) To tune with a wrest, or key.
Noun
  1. The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
  2. A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.
  3. (music) A key to tune a stringed instrument.
  4. (obsolete) Active or motive power.
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