(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.

(v. t.)

To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.

(v. t.)

To tune with a wrest, or key.

(n.)

The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion.

(n.)

Active or moving power.

(n.)

A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.

(n.)

A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.

(verb, transitive ver)

to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements

(verb, transitive ver)

to gain with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor

(noun)

the action of wresting : wrench

(noun)

a key or wrench used for turning pins in a stringed instrument (such as a piano)

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