<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist</li><li>to take away by force: to wrest a knife from a child</li><li>to get by effort: to wrest a living from the soil</li><li>to twist or turn from the proper course, application, use, meaning, or the like; wrench</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a wresting; twist or wrench</li><li>a key or small wrench for tuning stringed musical instruments, as the harp or piano, by turning the pins to which the strings are fastened</li></ul>