Wring

ring, v. [wrung, wringing.] To twist and compre , pinch, turn and strain with violence; to pain, distre , torment; to pervert; to extract or obtain by twisting and compre ing; to extort. (Naut.) To bend or strain out of position. [ME., D., and LG. wringen, AS. wring an, to pre , compre , strain, G. ringen, to wring, wrest, wrestle wrench, wrangle, wrong, wreak, wrack, wreck, wretch, wrinkle, wriggle, wry.] — Wring'-bolt, n. A bolt used by shipwrights to bend and secure the planks against the timbers they are fastened by bolts, spikes, and tree-nails. — Wring'er, One who, or that which, wrings an extortioner an instrument for forcing water out of anything, esp. from clothes after they have been washed.