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English-Thai Dictionary

wring

VT บีบ (โดยเฉพาะ เพื่อให้ น้ำ ไหล ออกมา บิด คั้น squeeze bib

wring from

PHRV บีบ หรือ คั้น จาก bib-rue-kan-jak

wring out

PHRV บีบ ออก หรือ คั้น ออก บิด ออก bib-ook-rue-kan-ook

wringer

N เครื่อง บิด เครื่อง คั้น krueng-bid

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WRING

v.t.pret. and pp. wringed and wrung. The latter is chiefly used. 1. To twist; to turn and strain with violence; as, to wring clothes in washing.
2. To squeeze; to press; to force by twisting; as, to wring water out of a wet garment.
3. To writhe; as, to wring the body in pain.
4. TO pinch.
The king began to find where his shoe did wring him.
If he had not been too much grieved and wrung by an uneasy and strait fortune--
5. To distress; to press with pain.
Didst thou taste but half the griefs, that wring my soul, thou couldst not talk thus coldly.
6. To distort; to pervert.
How dare these men thus wring the Scriptures?
7. To persecute with extortion.
These merchant adventurers have been often wronged and wringed to the quick.
8. To bend or strain out of its positions, as, to wring a mast.
To wring off, to force off or separate by wringing; as, to wring off the head of a fowl.
To wring out,
1. To force out; to squeeze out by twisting; as, to wring out dew or water. Judges 6:38.
2. To free from a liquor by wringing; as, to wring out clothes.
To wring from, to force from by violence; to extort; as revenues wrung from the poor; to wring from one his rights; to wring a secret from one.

WRING

v.i.To writhe; to twist; as with anguish.

WRING

n.Action of anguish.

WRING-BOLT

n.[wring and bolt. ] A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes and tree-nails.

WRINGED

pp. Twisted; pressed; distressed; extorted.

WRINGER

n.One who wrings; one that forces water out of any thing by wringing.

WRINGING

ppr. Twisting; writhing; extorting.

WRING-STAVES

n.Strong bars of wood used in applying wring-bolts.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WRING

Wring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wrung, Obs. Wringed (; p. pr. & vb. n.Wringing. ] Etym: [OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw. vränga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. Wrangle, Wrench, Wrong. ]

1. To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing. "Earnestly wringing Waverley's hand. " Sir W. Scott. "Wring him by the nose. " Shak. [His steed ] so sweat that men might him wring. Chaucer. The king began to find where his shoe did wring him. Bacon. The priest shall bring it [a dove ] unto the altar, and wring off his head. Lev. i. 15.

2. Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture. Too much grieved and wrung by an uneasy and strait fortune. Clarendon. Didst thou taste but half the griefs That wring my soul, thou couldst not talk thus coldly. Addison.

3. To distort; to pervert; to wrest. How dare men thus wring the Scriptures Whitgift.

4. To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out ); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form. Your overkindness doth wring tears from me. Shak. He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece. Judg. vi. 38.

5. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance. To wring the widow from her 'customed right. Shak. The merchant adventures have been often wronged and wringed to the quick. Hayward.

6. (Naut. )

Defn: To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.

WRING

WRING Wring, v. i.

Defn: To writhe; to twist, as with anguish. 'T is all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of sorrow. Shak. Look where the sister of the king of France Sits wringing of her hands, and beats her breast. Marlowe.

WRING

WRING Wring, n.

Defn: A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

WRINGBOLT

WRINGBOLT Wring "bolt `, n. (Shipbuilding )

Defn: A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt.

WRINGER

WRINGER Wring "er, n.

1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.

2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed.

WRINGING

WRINGING Wring "ing,

Defn: a. & n. from Wring, v. Wringing machine, a wringer. See Wringer, 2.

WRINGSTAFF

Wring "staff `, n.; pl. Wringstaves (. (Shipbuilding )

Defn: A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.

New American Oxford Dictionary

wring

wring |riNG rɪŋ | ▶verb ( past wrung |rəNG | ) [ with obj. ] squeeze and twist (something ) to force liquid from it: she wrung the cloth out in the sink. • extract (liquid ) by squeezing and twisting something: I wrung out the excess water. • break (an animal's neck ) by twisting it forcibly. • squeeze (someone's hand ) tightly, esp. with sincere emotion. • obtain (something ) with difficulty or effort: few concessions were wrung from the government. • cause pain or distress to: the letter must have wrung her heart. ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act of squeezing or twisting something. PHRASES wring one's hands clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of great distress, esp. when one is powerless to change the situation. ORIGIN Old English wringan (verb ); related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong .

wringer

wring er |ˈriNGər ˈrɪŋər | ▶noun a device for wringing water from wet clothes, mops, or other objects. PHRASES put someone through the wringer informal subject someone to a very stressful experience, esp. a severe interrogation.

Oxford Dictionary

wring

wring |rɪŋ | ▶verb ( past and past participle wrung |rʌŋ | ) [ with obj. ] 1 squeeze and twist (something ) to force liquid from it: she wrung the cloth out in the sink. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] extract (liquid ) by squeezing and twisting something: I wrung out the excess water. • squeeze (someone's hand ) tightly, especially with sincere emotion. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] obtain (something ) with difficulty or effort: few concessions were wrung from the government. 2 break (an animal's neck ) by twisting it forcibly. 3 cause pain or distress to: the letter must have wrung her heart. ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act of squeezing or twisting something. PHRASES wring one's hands clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of great distress, especially when one is powerless to change the situation. ORIGIN Old English wringan (verb ), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong .

wringer

wring ¦er |ˈrɪŋə | ▶noun a device such as a mangle for wringing water from wet clothes, mops, or other objects. PHRASES put someone through the wringer (or the mangle ) informal subject someone to a very stressful experience, especially a severe interrogation.

wringing

wring |ing |ˈrɪŋɪŋ | ▶adjective extremely wet; soaked: he was wringing with sweat | [ as submodifier ] : my jacket's wringing wet!

American Oxford Thesaurus

wring

wring verb 1 wring out the clothes: twist, squeeze, screw, scrunch, knead, press, mangle. 2 concessions were wrung from the government: extract, elicit, force, exact, wrest, wrench, squeeze, milk; informal bleed. 3 his expression wrung her heart: rend, tear at, harrow, pierce, stab, wound, rack; distress, pain, hurt.

Oxford Thesaurus

wring

wring verb 1 she showed me how to wring out the clothes: twist, squeeze, screw, scrunch, knead, press, mangle; dry, squeeze dry, screw the water out of. 2 a few concessions were wrung from the government: extract, elicit, force, coerce, exact, extort, wrest, wrench, screw, squeeze, milk; informal bleed. 3 the expression she saw in his eyes wrung her heart: rend, tear at, harrow, pierce, stab, wound, lacerate, rack; distress, pain, hurt, torment, torture.

Duden Dictionary

wringen

wrin gen starkes Verb |wr i ngen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch wringen, verwandt mit würgen und renken a mit beiden Händen in gegenläufiger Bewegung zusammendrehen und drücken, um das Wasser herauszupressen die Wäsche wringen b durch Wringen a herauspressen das Wasser aus dem nassen Laken wringen

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wring

wring /rɪŋ / (! ringと同音 ) 動詞～s /-z /; wrung /rʌŋ /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が〉【人物から】〈金情報など〉を (苦労して )引き出す «out of , from » ▸ wring an agreement out of [from ] her 彼女から苦労して同意を得る 2 a. 〈人が〉〈濡れた物〉を絞る (out ); «…から » 〈水分〉を絞り取る «out of , from » ▸ wring (out ) wet clothes 濡れた衣類を絞る b. 〖～ A C 〗〈人が〉A 〈濡れた物〉を絞ってC 〈乾いた状態〉にする ▸ wring the sponge dry スポンジをかたく絞る .3 〈人が〉〈手など〉を固く握りしめる ; 〈首〉をしめる ▸ John said, “We did it! ” and wrung my hand .「やったぞ」と言ってジョンは私の手を固く握った ▸ The lady stood still, wringing her hands .その婦人は両手をもみ合わせながら立ちつくした (!不安うろたえを表すしぐさ ) ▸ wring a chicken's neck 鶏の首をしめて殺す ▸ I'll wring your neck if you do that again! ｟くだけた話｠今度やったら殺すぞ (!怒りの表現 ) .4 ｟文｠〈物事が〉〈心〉をしめつける ▸ The sad story wrung my heart [soul ].その悲しい話は私の心を痛めた .自動詞 (痛みなどで )身もだえする .be wr ù ng ó ut 〈人が〉疲れ果てている, くたくたである .wr ì nging w é t (絞れるほどに )ずぶぬれで .名詞 C 1 〖通例単数形で〗絞ること ; ひとねじり .2 手を握ること .

wringer

wr í ng er 名詞 C 1 絞る人 ; 絞り取る人 .2 (旧式洗濯機の )絞り器 (mangle 2 ) 〘2つのローラーで洗濯物を絞る〙.p ù t A through the wr í nger ｟話｠Aを苦しい立場に置く .