"wring" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /rɪŋ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-ring.ogg [US] Forms: wring [canonical], wrings [third-person, singular], wrung [past], wrung [past, participle], wringing [present, participle]
enPR: rĭng [US, UK] Head templates: {{verb|wring|wrings|wrung|wringing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wring something from somebody, you get it from them after hard bargaining. Synonyms: squeeze
    Sense id: simple-wring-en-verb-T6ZVtp7S
  2. If you wring (out) something wet, you squeeze or twist it tightly to force out the liquid in it.
    Sense id: simple-wring-en-verb-XaW5~WyS
  3. If you wring your hands, you rub them together because you're worried about something.
    Sense id: simple-wring-en-verb-uhiNuHKW
  4. If you wring an animal's neck, you kill it by twisting its neck.
    Sense id: simple-wring-en-verb-iuoD5HA2
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