WRESTS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

wrests

verb

Definition of wrests next

present tense third-person singular of wrest

as in pulls

to draw out by force or with effort the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands

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as in extorts

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time

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as in earns

to get with great difficulty farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land

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as in tugs

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar

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as in grabs

to separate or remove by forceful pulling wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet

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reattaches

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But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.

Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.

Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025

Definition of pulls

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