| English verb: wring out | |||
| 1. | wring out (contact) extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing | ||
| Samples | Wring out the washcloth. | ||
| Synonyms | squeeze out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out | ||
| Entail | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||