wring (redirected from wring hands)

wring  (rng)

v. wrung (rng), wring·ing, wrings

v.tr.

1. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out.

2. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out.

3. To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.

4. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress.

5. To clasp firmly and shake (another's hand), as in congratulation.

6. To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion: a tale that wrings the heart.

7. To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure: wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.

v.intr.

To writhe or squirm, as in pain.

n.

The act or an instance of wringing; a squeeze or twist.

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[Middle English wringen, from Old English wringan; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wring

Verb

[wringing, wrung]

1. Also: (wring out) to squeeze water from (a cloth or clothing) by twisting it tightly

2. to twist (a neck) violently

3. to clasp and twist (one's hands) in anguish

4. to grip (someone's hand) vigorously in greeting

5. to obtain by forceful means: to wring concessions from the army

6. wring someone's heart to make someone feel sorrow or pity [Old English wringan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wring - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" squeeze motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Verb	1.	wring - twist and press out of shape contort, deform, distort morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther" distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
	2.	wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" wrench distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"
	3.	wring - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" extort, gouge, rack, squeeze fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
	4.	wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

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wring

verb twist, force, squeeze, extract, screw, wrench, coerce, wrest, extort

Translations

wring [pt, pp wrung] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → torcer, retorcer [+ wet clothes]; escurrir;

(fig): to wring sth out of sb → sacar algo por la fuerza a algn

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wring [wrung , pt, pp ] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → tordre [+ wet clothes]; essorer (fig);

to wring sth out of → arracher qch à

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wring [rɪŋ] [wrung , pt, pp ] vt [+ wet clothes] → auswringen [+ hands]; wringen [+ neck]; umdrehen;

to wring sth out of sth/sb (fig) → etw/jdm etw abringen

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wring [pt wrung, pp ] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → torcere [+ wet clothes]; strizzare;

(fig): to wring sth out of → strappare qc a