English-Portuguese translations for wring

• torcer
  Devemos torcer as mãos e deixar o assunto ao seu cuidado? Should the rest of us wring our hands and leave it to them?
  Compreendo os problemas e orgulho-me do Comissário Michel que, em vez de torcer as mãos e de reunir grupos de trabalho, se limitou a lançar-se ao trabalho com o lema: "acções, não palavras". I understand the problems and I am proud of Commissioner Michel who, instead of wringing his hands and convening working groups, just got down to it with the motto 'deeds, not words'.
• arrancar

Definition of wring

• To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out. ''See also'wring out
• To extract from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it
• To obtain by force
• To draw ; to generate as a response
• To hold tightly and press or twist
• To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc
• To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond
• To twist, as if in pain
• To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc
• To subject to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance
• To bend or strain out of its position
• A powerful squeezing or twisting action
• Pain or distress
• A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider

Examples

• I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry
• Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl
• The police said they would wring the truth out of that heinous criminal.
• to wring ones hands (with worry, etc
• to wring someones hand (i.e. shake hands with them
• to wring someones / an animals neck
• to wring a mast
• I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.

Related words

• wringer
• wringing
• Wrington
• wring out
• wring one's hands
• wring one's hand
• wringing wet
• wringing machine