wring out

Verb

Meaning

extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

squeeze out bend press fleece distil draw destroy express extract concentrate bent bending twisted abolish screw
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Antonyms

last join link secure connect repair
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Hypernyms

pull extract pull out take out draw out pull-up

Examples

By exercising your stomach muscles, you wring out the body, you don't catch colds, you don't get cancer, you don't get hernias. Do animals get hernias? Do animals go on diets? Joseph Pilates

[Kagura is doing laundry and tries to wring out Kyou's shirt causing it to rip in two ] Kyo Sohma: Tell me what I think just happened didn't just happen Kagura: My love! Kyo Sohma: My shirt! Natsuki Takaya

No matter how dysfunctional the present, no matter how sensible the reasons for change, most people and organizations would rather wring out the old than ring in the new. Tim Hurson

They're taking shortcuts to get a big laugh instead of working for their audience. They can finish a show, hang up their tux and shirt, and put it up for next time. With mine, you have to wring out the sweat and send it to the cleaners. You gotta go out and work for your audience. Red Skelton

wring out the washcloth Source: Internet

Don’t even get me started on the sequels, but the original did manage to wring out some pathos and pleasant themes about nostalgia and small town camaraderie. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Wrinehill wring wring from wring out one's sock wring-house wring-staff