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English noun: wring | |||
| 1. | wring (event) a twisting squeeze | ||
| Samples | Gave the wet cloth a wring. | ||
| Synonyms | squeeze | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
English verb: wring | |||
| 1. | wring (contact) twist and press out of shape | ||
| Synonyms | contort, deform, distort | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | morph | ||
| Verb group | wrench, wring, wring | ||
| 2. | wring (contact) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish | ||
| Samples | Wring one's hand. | ||
| Synonyms | wrench | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distort, twine, twist | ||
| Verb group | contort, deform, distort, wring | ||
| 3. | wring (possession) obtain by coercion or intimidation | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | extort, gouge, rack, squeeze | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleed | ||
| 4. | wring (contact) twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | ||
| Samples | Wring the towels. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch | ||
| Verb group | contort, deform, distort, wring | ||
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