wrest
US /rest/
UK /rest/
1.
merebut, merampas
forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
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He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Dia berhasil merebut pisau dari penyerangnya.
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The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
Polisi harus merebut anak itu dari pelukan penculik.
2.
merebut, mendapatkan dengan susah payah
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.
Mereka mencoba merebut kendali perusahaan dari manajemen saat ini.
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It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
Sulit untuk merebut kebenaran darinya.