wring

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I - noun

a twisting squeeze
- gave the wet cloth a wring
• Syn:
squeeze
• Derivationally related forms:
squeeze (for: squeeze)
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion

II - verb

1. twist and press out of shape (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
contort, deform, distort
• Derivationally related forms:
distortion (for: distort), deformation (for: deform), contortion (for: contort)
• Hypernyms:
twist, twine, distort
• Hyponyms:
morph
• Verb Group:
wrench
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish (Freq. 1)
- Wring one's hand
• Syn:
wrench
• See Also:
wring out
• Hypernyms:
twist, twine, distort
• Verb Group:
contort, deform, distort
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. 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
• Syn:
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge
• Derivationally related forms:
gouger (for: gouge), squeeze (for: squeeze), extortion (for: extort)
• Hypernyms:
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece,
plume, pluck, rob, hook
• Hyponyms:
bleed
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
- wring the towels
• Derivationally related forms:
wringer
• Hypernyms:
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
• Verb Group:
contort, deform, distort
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  squeeze, extort, rack, gouge, wrench, contort, deform, distort