Thesaurus: wring

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1. 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.
2. v. t. Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
3. v. t. To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
4. 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.
5. v. t. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
6. v. t. To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
7. v. i. To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
8. n. A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.
9. n. a twisting squeeze
10. v. twist and press out of shape
11. v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
12. v. obtain by coercion or intimidation