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wring

Nouns

• (n) a twisting squeeze
  • gave the wet cloth a wring
  squeeze,

Verbs

• (v) twist and press out of shape contort, deform, distort,
• (v) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
  • Wring one's hand
  wrench,
• (v) obtain by coercion or intimidation
  • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
  • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
  extort, gouge, rack, squeeze,
• (v) twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
  • wring the towels

Synonyms

contort deform distort squeeze wrench extort gouge rack

See also

wring out squeeze out

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