n. a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"

v. twist and press out of shape

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

v. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

v. obtain by coercion or intimidation; "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"

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

v. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

v. remove something from a container or an enclosed space

v. press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

v. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

v. die from strangulation

v. become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

v. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"