squeeze; bend; twist; apply pressure; hold by force; behead
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imp. & p. p. of Wring.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Wring
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Wring
wrung
\wrung\ (?), imp. & p. p. of wring.
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wither-wrung
Noun
1. a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
(synonym) squeeze
(hypernym) movement, motion
Verb
1. twist and press out of shape
(synonym) contort, deform, distort
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(hyponym) morph
(verb-group) wrench
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
(synonym) wrench
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(see-also) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) contort, deform, distort
3. 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"
(synonym) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge
(hypernym) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
(hyponym) bleed
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
(hypernym) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(verb-group) contort, deform, distort
(derivation) squeeze
