v. & n.
--v.tr. (past and past part. wrung)
1. a squeeze tightly. b (often foll. by out) squeeze and twist esp. to remove liquid.
2 twist forcibly; break by twisting.
3 distress or torture.
4 extract by squeezing.
5 (foll. by out, from) obtain by pressure or importunity; extort.
--n. an act of wringing; a squeeze.
Phrases and idioms:
wring a person's hand clasp it forcibly or press it with emotion. wring one's hands clasp them as a gesture of great distress. wring the neck of kill (a chicken etc.) by twisting its neck.
Etymology: OE wringan, rel. to WRONG