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Rarewrest
The correct spelling is wrest.
How to pronounce wrest
/ɹɛst/
nounIPA: /ɹɛst/
Say it like: Res-t
The correct spelling is wrest. The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion. For example: "He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."
Usage Examples
“He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
- 2.A key to tune a stringed instrument.
- 3.Active or motive power.
- 4.Short for saw wrest; a saw set.
- 5.A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.
verb
- 1.To pull or twist violently.
- 2.To obtain by pulling or violent force.
- 3.To seize.
- 4.To distort, to pervert, to twist.
- 5.To tune with a wrest, or key.
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