WRING

[verb] [T] [past:] wrung - to hold (something) tightly with both hands and twist by turning your hands in opposite directionsIf you wring (out) something that is wet such as a cloth or a piece of clothing, you remove the water by twisting with your hands.She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.If you wring something that you want from/out of someone, you force or persuade them to give it to you.The nurses' popularity with the public enabled them to wring concessions from the government.If someone wrings a bird's neck, they kill it by twisting and breaking its neck.If you wring your hands, you show that you are worried or unhappy.Car dealers are wringing their hands over low sales this summer.We must all do something to help rather than merely wringing our hands in despair and saying how awful the situation is.(informal) If you say you'll wring someone's neck, you are very angry with them.I'll wring his neck if he does that again.