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To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence;
to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing. |
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Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture. |
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To distort; to pervert; to wrest. |
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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. |
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To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order
to enforce compliance. |
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To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a
mast. |
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To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. |
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A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. |
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