Definition of wring Wring
/ɹɪˈŋ/ - [ring] - wring
We found 17 definitions of wring from 4 different sources.
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What does wring mean?
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| wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" | ||
| squash, mash, squelch, crush, squeeze to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" | ||
| wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" | ||
| wrench | ||
| twine, distort, twist make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope" | ||
| wring out, squeeze out extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" | ||
| contort, wring, distort, deform twist and press out of shape | ||
| wring - twist and press out of shape | ||
| contort, deform, distort | ||
| twine, distort, twist make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope" | ||
| morph change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" | ||
| wring - 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, squeeze, rack, gouge | ||
| fleece, gazump, overcharge, rob, pluck, plume, surcharge, soak, hook shear the wool from; "shear sheep" | ||
| bleed draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wring (v. t.)
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing. - wring (v. t.)
Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture. - wring (v. t.)
To distort; to pervert; to wrest. - wring (v. t.)
To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form. - wring (v. t.)
To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance. - wring (v. t.)
To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast. - wring (v. i.)
To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. - wring (n.)
A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.
