wring

n : a twisting squeeze: "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: {squeeze}]

v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: {contort}, {deform}, {distort}]

2: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's

hand" [syn: {wrench}]

3: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money

from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to

the company boss" [syn: {extort}, {rack}, {gouge}]