wrest

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1.

forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp

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He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
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The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
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snatchseizegrabwrenchextract
2.

take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else, especially with effort or difficulty

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They tried to wrest control of the company from the current management.
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It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
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extractobtainforcecoerceextort