wring

/ɹɪŋ/

noun

1
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
“I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.”
2
Pain or distress.

1
To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
“I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.”
2
To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
“Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.”
3
To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
4
To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
5
To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
“to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)”
6
To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
7
To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
8
To twist, as if in pain.
9
To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).
10
To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
11
To bend or strain out of its position.
“to wring a mast”

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