wrung Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb twist and press out of shape
    wring; distort; deform; contort.
  2. verb twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
    wring; wrench.
    • Wring one's hand
  3. verb obtain by coercion or intimidation
    extort; gouge; squeeze; wring; rack.
    • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
    • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
  4. verb twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
    wring.
    • wring the towels

WordNet


Wrung
Definitions
  1. imp. & p. p. of Wring.

Webster 1913