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wresting

/ˈrɛstɪŋ/

wrestingnoun

wrestings

Translations

отнятие

The wresting of the title from the champion was unexpected.

Отнятие титула у чемпиона было неожиданным.

Definitions

The act of forcibly pulling or twisting something away from someone.

The wresting of the document from his hands was a clear sign of the escalating conflict.

The action of obtaining something, especially power or control, by force, pressure, or manipulation.

The wresting of power from the old regime took years of struggle.

Synonyms

wrestinggerund / present participle

/ˈrɛstɪŋ/

Definitions

Forcibly pulling or twisting something away; seizing or extracting by force.

They tightened their grip on the wresting hands of the intruder.

wrestverb

wresting

Gerund

wrested

Past Simple

wrested

Past Participle

wresting

Gerund

/rɛst/

Translations

вырвать

She managed to wrest the book from his hands.

Ей удалось вырвать книгу из его рук.

Definitions

To forcibly pull something from a person's grasp.

She managed to wrest the book from his hands.

To take something from someone with difficulty or by force.

The team tried to wrest control of the game from their opponents.

To obtain something with great effort or difficulty.

He had to wrest a living from the barren land.

To twist or distort the meaning or interpretation of something, often deliberately.

The lawyer tried to wrest the wording of the contract to favor his client.

Synonyms

wrestnoun

Definitions

A key or wrench used for turning or twisting, especially in tuning a harp or piano.

The piano tuner used a wrest to adjust the tension of the strings.

An act or instance of twisting, wrenching, or forcible distortion; a perversion.

The critic called the film a wrest of the original novel's intentions.