wring

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Synonyms: ring, wrong, wing, bring, whing, dring, wrine, wiring, wrung, wrig, fring

Antonyms: ring, wrong, wing, bring, whing, dring, wrine, wiring, wrung, wrig, fring

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Verb

1. Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
   • I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.
   • Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.
   • to wring someone’s hand
   • to wring the neck of a chicken
   • to wring one’s hands with worry
   • to wring a mast
   • The police said they would wring the truth out of that criminal.
2. Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
   • I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.
3. To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
4. Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
   • Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.
5. To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
   • to wring someone’s hand
   • to wring the neck of a chicken
   • to wring one’s hands with worry
6. To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
   • to wring one’s hands with worry
7. To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
   • to wring a mast
8. To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
9. To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
10. Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
11. To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.
12. To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes. To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
    • The police said they would wring the truth out of that criminal.
13. To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
14. To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
15. To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
    • The police said they would wring the truth out of that criminal.
16. To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
17. To afflict or oppress (someone) to enforce compliance; to extort.
18. To cause (someone) to do something or to think a certain way.
19. To change (something) into another thing.
20. To give (teachings, words, etc.) an incorrect meaning; to twist, to wrest.
21. To put (oneself) in a position by cunning or subtle means; to insinuate.
22. To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
23. To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure. To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe. To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil. To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
24. To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
25. To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
26. To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil. To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
27. To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
28. To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
29. Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
30. To make a way out with difficulty.

Noun

1. A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
   • I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.
2. Followed by down: the product of wringing, such as cider or wine.
3. A sharp physical pain, especially in the abdomen; also, mental pain or distress.

Noun

1. A device for compressing or pressing, especially for making cheese, cider from apples, or wine from grapes.

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