wrest off



wrest something off (of) something

 and wrest something off
to struggle to get something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Somehow he wrested the hubcap off the wheel. He wrested off the hubcap.
See also: off, wrest

wrest off

v.
To obtain or remove something from someone or something by pulling with violent twisting movements: The thief wrested off the hood ornament from the car. I wrested the car keys off him.
See also: off, wrest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hila-Hebrew
MatĚJ-Czech
Kev-English
Iucunda-Late Roman
Vilja-Finnish
LeifLAYFSwedish, Norwegian, Danish