wrest definition
Wrest(verb) to tune with a wrest, or key. Wrest(noun) the act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion. Wrest(noun) active or moving power. Wrest(noun) a key to tune a stringed instrument of music. Wrest(noun) a partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.