wring
verb 1
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats <that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats> Related Words bleed,
fleece,
gouge,
milk,
skin,
squeeze;
cheat,
gyp,
racketeer,
swindle;
coerce,
compel,
force 2
to get with great difficulty <after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up> 3
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation <I'm so mad I could wring your neck> Related Words draw,
dredge (up),
extract,
jerk,
lug,
pluck,
pull,
tug,
tweak,
yank;
jimmy,
lever,
pry;
budge,
dislocate,
displace,
disturb,
remove;
shift,
transfer,
transpose 4
to draw out by force or with effort <willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist> 
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