Wrest

rest, v.t, to twist from by force: to twist from truth or from its natural meaning.— n. violent pulling and twisting: distortion: an instrument, like a wrench, for tuning the piano, .— n. Wrest′er . [A.S. wrǽstan — wrǽst , firm, from wráth , pa.t. of wríthan , to writhe; Dan. vriste .]