wring

wring
wring [ rıŋ ] (past tense and past participle wrung [ rʌŋ ] ) verb transitive
wring or wring out to twist and squeeze something in order to remove liquid from it:
I'll just wring out this dress and hang it up.
wring someone's neck
used for emphasizing how angry you are with someone:
When he finds out what you did, he'll wring your neck!
wring something's neck
to kill an animal by squeezing and twisting its neck
wring something out of/from
to get something that is very difficult to get:
She survives on the money she wrings out of the state.
wring your hands
to twist and squeeze your hands together, especially when you are afraid or nervous

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Wring — Wring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrung}, Obs. {Wringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wringing}.] [OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw. vr[ a]nga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. {Wrangle}, {Wrench},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wring — [rıŋ] v past tense and past participle wrung [rʌŋ] [T] [: Old English; Origin: wringan] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort = ↑squeeze wring sth from/out of sb ▪ They are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wring — O.E. wringan press, strain, wring, twist (class III strong verb; past tense wrang, pp. wrungen), from P.Gmc. *wrenganan (Cf. O.E. wringen to wring, press out, O.Fris. wringa, M.Du. wringhen, Du. wringen to wring, O.H.G. ringan to move to and fro …   Etymology dictionary

  • wring — ► VERB (past and past part. wrung) 1) squeeze and twist to force liquid from. 2) break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3) squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 4) (wring from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort. 5) cause great pain or… …   English terms dictionary

  • Wring — Wring, v. i. To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. [1913 Webster] T is all men s office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow. Shak. [1913 Webster] Look where the sister of the king of France Sits wringing of her hands,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wring — Wring, n. A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wring — wring·er; wring; …   English syllables

  • wring — [riŋ] vt. wrung or Rare wringed, wringing [ME wringen < OE wringan, to press, compress, strain, akin to Ger ringen, to struggle, wrestle < IE * wreng < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) to squeeze, press, twist, or compress,… …   English World dictionary

  • wring — index distill, exact, extort, press (constrain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • wring — [v] twist, contort choke, coerce, compress, draw out, exact, extort, extract, force, gouge, hurt, pain, pinch, pry, push, screw, shake down, squeeze, strain, strangle, throttle, turn, wrench, wrest; concepts 142,206,208 Ant. untwist …   New thesaurus

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