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A powerful squeezing or twisting action.

Example: I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.

Pain or distress.

To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.

Example: I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.

To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.

Example: Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.

To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.

To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.

A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.