wring
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(verb) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" |
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Synonyms: wrench |
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Related Words: distort, twist |
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| 2. |
(noun) a twisting squeeze: "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
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Synonyms: squeeze |
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Related Words: motion, movement |
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| 3. |
(verb) twist and press out of shape |
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Synonyms: contort, deform, distort |
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Related Words: distort, twist |
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(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" |
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Synonyms: extort, gouge, rack |
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Related Words: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
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