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wring

English

  1. 🔊 a twisting squeeze
    “gave the wet cloth a wring”
  2. 🔊 twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
    “Wring one's hand”
  3. 🔊 twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
    “wring the towels”
  4. 🔊 twist and press out of shape
  5. 🔊 obtain by coercion or intimidation
    “They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 escurrir to wring
  2. 🔊 retorcer to wring

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