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wrings definition and meaning

v. t. To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
v. t. Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
v. t. To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
v. t. To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form.
v. t. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
v. t. To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
v. i. To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
n. A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.

Crossword clues for wrings

- Bring out
- Show distress, ... ones hands
- Squeeze
- Squeeze and twist to remove liquid
- Squeeze it out of Il writing
- Twist
- Twist and compress
- Twist forcibly
- Twist out of shape
- Squeezes


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