ENGLISH: wring - CREOLE: tòdye



Overview of noun wring



The noun wring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. squeeze, wring -- (a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring")



Overview of verb wring



The verb wring has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (1) contort, deform, distort, wring -- (twist and press out of shape)

2. (1) wring, wrench -- (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand")

3. extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring -- (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")

4. wring -- (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels")

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