wringing

v. squeeze; bend; twist; apply pressure; hold by force; behead

Wringing may refer to:Twisting or squeezing to extract liquid.Compressing the chest to prevent breathing, see Compressive asphyxia.Twisting two gauge blocks together to temporarily bond them.
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Noun
1. a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
(synonym) squeeze
(hypernym) movement, motion
Verb
1. twist and press out of shape
(synonym) contort, deform, distort
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(hyponym) morph
(verb-group) wrench
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
(synonym) wrench
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(see-also) wring out, squeeze out
(verb-group) contort, deform, distort
3. 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"
(synonym) extort, squeeze, rack, gouge
(hypernym) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
(hyponym) bleed
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
(hypernym) squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(verb-group) contort, deform, distort
(derivation) squeeze

n. wring, torsion

a. & n. from Wring, v.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wring