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Definition of wrest

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Wrest (v. t.) To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence; to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or twisting..

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Wrastle :: Wrastle (v. i.) To wrestle.

Wrestler :: Wrestler (n.) One who wrestles; one who is skillful in wrestling.

Agonize :: Agonize (v. i.) To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.

Wrester :: Wrester (n.) One who wrests.

Wring :: Wring (v. t.) To distort; to pervert; to wrest.

Hug :: Hug (n.) A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling..

Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..

Pull :: Pull (n.) A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull..

Palestrical :: Palestrical (a.) Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling..

Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.

Contort :: Contort (v. t.) To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest..

Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses..

Wresting :: Wresting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wres.

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist..

Wrestling :: Wrestling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrestl.

Wrest :: Wrest (n.) The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion..

Ceroma :: Ceroma (n.) The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.

Writhe :: Writhe (v. t.) To extort; to wring; to wrest.

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling..

Pentathlon :: Pentathlon (n.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear..