глагол то же, что и wrest away / off 1) вырывать (силой); отрывать; выворачивать Например: to wrest something from somebody's hand — вырвать что-либо из рук to wrest a territory from the sea — отвоевать территорию у моря 2) искажать, истолковывать неправильно (закон, текст)
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English wrasten, wresten, from Old English wrǣstan; akin to Old Norse reista to bend and probably to Old English wrigian to turn — more at wry 1. to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements 2. to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor II. noun 1. the action of wresting; wrench 2. archaic a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (as a harp or piano)