| VERB | contact | wring, contort, deform, distort | twist and press out of shape |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | wring, wrench | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish | |
| possession | wring, extort, squeeze, rack, gouge | obtain by coercion or intimidation | |
| contact | wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | |
| NOUN | event | wring, squeeze | a twisting squeeze |
| Sounds | rih'ng | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A twisting squeeze. | |
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| Example | "gave the wet cloth a wring" | |
| Synonym | squeeze | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Spanish | estrujadura, estrujón | |
| Verbs | wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid |
| Meaning | Twist and press out of shape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | contort, deform, distort | |
| Narrower | morph | change shape as via computer animation |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
| Similar to | wring, wrench | Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish |
| wring | Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | |
| Spanish | alterar, deformar, desfigurar, distorsionar, tergiversar | |
| Catalan | alterar, desfigurar, distorsionar, tergiversar | |
| Meaning | Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Wring one's hand" | |
| Synonym | wrench | |
| Broader | twist, twine, distort | form into a spiral shape |
| See also | wring out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing |
| Similar to | contort, deform, distort, wring | Twist and press out of shape |
| Spanish | retorcer | |
| Meaning | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | extort, squeeze, rack, gouge | |
| Narrower | bleed | Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone |
| Broader | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| Spanish | atormentar, exprimir, extorsionar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar, arruïnar, extorquir, extorsionar | |
| Meaning | Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "wring the towels" | |
| Broader | squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze | To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
| Similar to | contort, deform, distort, wring | Twist and press out of shape |
| Spanish | exprimir, retorcer | |
| Nouns | wring | a twisting squeeze |
| wringer | a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed | |
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