wrest :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

seize forcibly, seize violently

v. 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"

grab, force away, pull away

v. pull away

pluck, tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from

v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

pluck, plunk

v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

wrench, twist violently

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

twist, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

jerk, yank

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

heave, buckle, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

wrench, wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

choke, scrag

v. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

throttle, strangulate, strangle

v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

force, do forcibly, exert force on

v. do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"

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