wrest
/rest/verb
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झटके से छीनना, ज़बरदस्ती लेना
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[T] ~ sth from/out of sth/sb
to pull something away from somebody using force
झटके से छीनना, ज़बरदस्ती लेना
- He wrested the knife from the attacker.
- The guard wrested the stick from the angry man.
- The police officer wrested the weapon from the man's hand.
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- The child wrested the toy from his cousin.
- She tried to wrest the heavy bag from the thief.
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[T] ~ sth from sb/sth
to take something such as power or control from somebody, especially with difficulty
(सत्ता, नियंत्रण) बलपूर्वक छीनना
- The rebels tried to wrest control of the city from the army.
- The challenger wrested the title from the champion in a close match.
- The opposition party hopes to wrest power from the ruling party.
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- India wrested the series from Australia with a win in the last match.
- Years of struggle were needed to wrest freedom from the colonial rulers.
Synonyms seize take usurp appropriate win
Opposite relinquish cede surrender
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation: wrest, with a silent w, /rest/; the homophone rest (relax or the remainder).
Spelling और pronunciation में wrest, silent w के साथ, /rest/; homophone rest (आराम या शेष)।
?Which word?
Keep apart wrest (snatch) and wrestle (fight by holding).
Wrest (छीनना) और wrestle (पकड़कर लड़ना) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the silent-w set: wrest, wreck, wrist, write, wrong, wreath, wrath.
Silent-w समूह याद रखिए: wrest, wreck, wrist, write, wrong, wreath, wrath।
§Grammar and usage
Wrest sth from sb.
'wrest sth from sb' आता है।