To pull or twist violently.
To tune with a wrest, or key.
To seize.
To distort, to pervert, to twist.
To obtain by pulling or violent force.
A key to tune a stringed instrument.
A partition in a water wheel by which the form of the buckets is determined.
The act of wresting; a wrench or twist; distortion.
To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope.
To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money.