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Wring (Verb)

Meaning 1

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".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

  • Squeeze
  • Extort
  • Gouge
  • Rack

Hypernyms

  • Plume
  • Pluck
  • Gazump
  • Hook
  • Overcharge
  • Soak
  • Rob
  • Surcharge

Hyponyms

  • Bleed

Meaning 2

Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Squeeze
  • Squelch
  • Mash
  • Crush

Related Words

  • Wring (noun)
  • Wringer (noun)

Meaning 3

Twist and press out of shape.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Deform
  • Contort
  • Distort

Hypernyms

  • Twist
  • Twine
  • Distort

Hyponyms

  • Morph

Meaning 4

Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Wrench

Hypernyms

  • Twine
  • Distort

Related Words

  • Wring Out (verb)
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