eng: wring

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means(noun) a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
squeeze, wring
means(verb) twist and press out of shape
contort, deform, distort, wring
means(verb) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
wrench, wring
means(verb) 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"
rack, extort, gouge, wring, squeeze
means(verb) twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
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