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merampas, merebut
forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
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He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Dia berjaya merampas pisau daripada penyerangnya.
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The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
Polis terpaksa merampas kanak-kanak itu dari tangan penculik.
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merampas, 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 cuba merampas kawalan syarikat daripada pengurusan semasa.
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It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
Sukar untuk mendapatkan kebenaran daripadanya.