wring

A powerful squeezing or twisting action.

“I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.”

Pain or distress.

To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.

“I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.”

To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.

“Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.”

To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.

To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.

To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.

“to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)”

To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).

To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.

To twist, as if in pain.

To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).

To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.

To bend or strain out of its position.

“to wring a mast”

A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.