WREST


Meaning of WREST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rest ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 force or wrench away from a person's grasp. 2 (foll. by from) obtain by effort or with difficulty. 3 distort into accordance with one's interests or views (wrest the law to suit themselves). --n. archaic a key for tuning a harp or piano etc. øwrest-block (or -plank) the part of a piano or harpsichord holding the wrest-pins. wrest-pin each of the pins to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached. [OE wróstan f. Gmc, rel. to WRIST]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.