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English to English noun
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a twisting squeeze |  | Example: gave the wet cloth a wring
source: wordnet30
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A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. | | source: webster1913 verb
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twist and press out of shape | | source: wordnet30
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twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish | | Example: Wring one's hand
source: wordnet30
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obtain by coercion or intimidation | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | | Example: wring the towels
source: wordnet30
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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing. | | source: webster1913
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To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. | | source: webster1913
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