noun
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A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
example
I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.
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Pain or distress.
verb
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To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
example
I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.
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To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
example
Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.
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To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
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To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
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To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
example
to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)
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To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
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To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
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To twist, as if in pain.
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To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).
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To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
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To bend or strain out of its position.
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to wring a mast