wring
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- (transitive) If you wring something from somebody, you get it from them after hard bargaining.
- Synonym: squeeze
- The union managed to wring a 4% wage increase from the employer.
- I managed to wring the secret out of her.
- (transitive & intransitive) If you wring (out) something wet, you squeeze or twist it tightly to force out the liquid in it.
- Please, wring out the cloth before hanging it up.
- (transitive) If you wring your hands, you rub them together because you're worried about something.
- (transitive) If you wring an animal's neck, you kill it by twisting its neck.