Entry Word: wring

Function: verb

Meaning: 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> — see extort
2 to get with great difficulty <managed to wring the information out of the tight-lipped suspect> — see eke out
3 to move by or as if by a forceful rotation <Iʼm so mad Iʼd like to wring your neck off your shoulders> — see wrench 1