wring
21wring — Synonyms and related words: afflict, agonize, ail, anamorphism, anamorphosis, asymmetry, badger, bend, bite, blackmail, bloody, buckle, burn, chafe, claim, claw, concentrate, contort, contortion, convulse, corkscrew, crinkle, crook, crookedness,… …
22wring — verb (past and past participle wrung rʌŋ) 1》 squeeze and twist to force liquid from. ↘extract (liquid) in this way. ↘squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 2》 break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3》 (often wring something from/out… …
23wring — verb Wring is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hand, ↑neck …
24wring — verb 1) wring out the clothes Syn: twist, squeeze, screw, scrunch, knead, press, mangle 2) concessions were wrung from the government Syn: extract, elicit, force, exact …
25wring — Uwī, uī, ūkī, ūpī; hūpī (rare); out, kāwī, kōwī. Wring the neck of a chicken, wili i ka ā ī o ka moa …
26wring someone's neck — wring someone’s neck phrase used for emphasizing how angry you are with someone When he finds out what you did, he’ll wring your neck! Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry:… …
27wring your hands — phrase to twist and squeeze your hands together, especially when you are afraid or nervous Thesaurus: to express or react to fearsynonym Main entry: wring * * * wring your hands : to twist and rub your hands together because you are nervous or… …
28wring (something) out of (someone) — to persuade someone to give you what you want. She is a very original comedian and can wring laughs out of any audience. The trick in fundraising is to wring money out of people who don t want to give it away. Etymology: based on the literal… …
29wring staves — plural noun (sing wring staff) Strong pieces of wood used in applying wring bolts • • • Main Entry: ↑wring …
30wring your hands — wring (your) hands to show that you are very sad or anxious about a situation but do nothing to improve it. It s not enough for us to stand by and wring our hands we ve got to take action …
