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.

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

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

obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"