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wrest
/rɛst/
verb
wyrwać
Also
wydrzećwywalczyć
Definition
To forcibly pull something from someone's grasp, or to obtain something with difficulty.
Examples
He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Udało mu się wyrwać nóż napastnikowi.
The rebels tried to wrest control of the city.
Rebelianci próbowali wydrzeć kontrolę nad miastem.
She had to wrest a confession from the suspect.
Musiała wywalczyć zeznanie od podejrzanego.
Collocations
wrest controlwrest powerwrest something from
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