Wrest Definition & Meaning

wrest
verb
  1. obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"

"Wrest" in song lyrics

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  • "apartment house wrest"
    AOL — AOL
  • "gay wrest"
    AOL — AOL

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