wring(noun)

1: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: squeeze]
wring
(verb)
1: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort]
2: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" [syn: wrench]
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" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge]
4: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"