·noun A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.
II. Wring ·vt To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
III. Wring ·vi To Writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
IV. Wring ·vt To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
V. Wring ·vt To Distort; to Pervert; to Wrest.
VI. Wring ·vt Hence, to pain; to Distress; to Torment; to Torture.
VII. Wring ·vt To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to Writhe; to squeeze hard; to Pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
VIII. Wring ·vt To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance;
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