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wring
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noun (n)
- a twisting squeeze(noun.event)Example:
Gave the wet cloth a wring.
source: wordnet30 - A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish(verb.contact)Example:
Wring one's hand.
source: wordnet30 - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid(verb.contact)Example:
Wring the towels.
source: wordnet30 - To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.(verb)source: webster1913
- To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.(verb)source: webster1913