wring
51wring-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase wring off : the twisting or gnawing off of a caught body part (as a paw) by an animal intent on escaping a trap …
52wring — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wrench, twist; rack, pain; squeeze, compress; extort. See convolution, extraction, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. press out, squeeze out, extract, compress, twist, turn, strain, contort,… …
53wring — see WRONG …
54wring — ring …
55wring — v. a. (one’s hands). Body and Soul, 174; (clothes). HD. 1233 == keep tight hold of. Sermon, 20 == twist; part. ‘wrong.’ Alys. 6447 == press down, overcome; pret. ‘wrong.’ Marg. 47. AS. wringan …
56wring — rɪŋ n. twisting or squeezing with force, extracting by force, extorting v. squeeze; bend; twist; apply pressure; hold by force; behead …
57wring — wringan …
58wring — v. a. 1. Twist (violently), wrench. 2. Force, extort, wrest. 3. Harass, distress, torture, anguish, torment, pain …
59wring — v 1. twist, wrench, wrest; force from, wrench from, rend from, tear from, rip from. 2. squeeze, extract, put through the wringer. 3. blackmail, exact, Law. extort, Sl. shake down, Sl. bleed. 4. torment, torture, agonize, harrow, excruciate, rack; …
60wring [rɪŋ] — (past tense and past participle wrung [rʌŋ] ) verb [T] to twist and squeeze something in order to remove liquid from it …