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wringing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wring 1 of 4 senses of wring Sense 3 extort, rack, gouge, wring => bleed Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wring 1 of 4 senses of wring Sense 3 extort, rack, gouge, wring => bleed Entailment of verb wring Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wring 4 senses of wring Sense 1 contort, deform, distort, wring => twist, twine, distort Sense 2 wring, wrench => twist, twine, distort Also See-> wring out#1 Sense 3 extort, rack, gouge, wring => overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook Sense 4 wring => squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze Familiarity of verb wring wring used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wring Sense 1 contort, deform, distort, wring => twist, twine, distort Sense 2 wring, wrench => twist, twine, distort Sense 4 wring => squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -------------- Sense 3 extort, rack, gouge, wring => overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -------------- Overview of verb wring The verb wring has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contort, deform, distort, wring -- (twist and press out of shape) 2. (1) wring, wrench -- (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand") 3. extort, rack, gouge, wring -- (obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss") 4. wring -- (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels") Overview of verb wring The verb wring has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contort, deform, distort, wring -- (twist and press out of shape) 2. (1) wring, wrench -- (twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand") 3. extort, rack, gouge, wring -- (obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss") 4. wring -- (twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels")
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