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What does wring mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wring? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
  2. To obtain by force.
  3. To hold tightly and press or twist.
  4. (intransitive) To writhe; to twist, as if in anguish.
  5. To kill an animal, usually poultry, by breaking its neck by twisting.
  6. To pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
  7. To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
  8. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
  9. (nautical) To bend or strain out of its position.
Noun
  1. A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
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