wrest-v
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: wrest
sense: 01216562-v
part of speech: verb

01216562-v
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
example: wrest the knife from his hands
example: wrest a meaning from the old text
example: wrest power from the old government
ili: i27692
lexfile: verb.contact
part of speech: verb
hypernym: 01216178-v