English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Wring
Wring
(v. t.)
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence;
to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
Wring
(v. t.)
Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
Wring
(v. t.)
To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
Wring
(v. t.)
To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to
squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or
against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form.
Wring
(v. t.)
To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order
to enforce compliance.
Wring
(v. t.)
To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a
mast.
Wring
(v. i.)
To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
Wring
(n.)
A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.