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1.

merampas, merebut

forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp

:
He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Dia berjaya merampas pisau daripada penyerangnya.
The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
Polis terpaksa merampas kanak-kanak itu dari tangan penculik.
2.

merampas, mendapatkan dengan susah payah

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

:
They tried to wrest control of the company from the current management.
Mereka cuba merampas kawalan syarikat daripada pengurusan semasa.
It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
Sukar untuk mendapatkan kebenaran daripadanya.