wring

wring [rıŋ] v past tense and past participle wrung [rʌŋ]

[T]

[: Old English; Origin: wringan]

1.) [always + adverb/preposition]

to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort

= ↑squeeze wring sth from/out of sb

▪ They are always trying to wring additional funds from the government.

▪ I managed to wring the information out of him.

2.) also wring out

to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water

3.) wring your hands

to rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset

4.) wring sb's hand

to shake hands very firmly with someone

5.) wring sth's neck

to kill a small animal by twisting its neck

6.) I'll wring sb's neck

spoken used when you are very angry with someone

▪ I'll wring her neck when I get hold of her!

7.) wringing wet

extremely wet

▪ This jacket's wringing wet!