| noun | a twisting squeeze “gave the wet cloth a wring” |
| verb | twist and press out of shape |
| verb | twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish “Wring one's hand” |
| verb | obtain by coercion or intimidation “They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss” |
| verb | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid “wring the towels” |
| squeeze | verb | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
| wring | verb | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid |
| contortion | noun | a tortuous and twisted shape or position |
| deformation | noun | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it |
| distortion | noun | a shape resulting from distortion |
| extortion | noun | an exorbitant charge |
| squeeze | noun | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
| gouger | noun | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud |
| wring | noun | a twisting squeeze |
| wringer | noun | a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed |