wring

nouns

a twisting squeeze
"gave the wet cloth a wring"
squeeze, wring

verbs

twist and press out of shape
contort, deform, distort, wring
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
"Wring one's hand"
wrench, wring
see also
wring out
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"
extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
"wring the towels"
wring
is derived from
wringer
verb group
twist and press out of shape
contort, deform, distort, wring
is a type of (narrower)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
"crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch