wring out

== English == === Pronunciation === Homophone: ring out === Verb === wring out (third-person singular simple present wrings out, present participle wringing out, simple past and past participle wrung out) (transitive) To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water. To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money. (aviation) To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope. ==== Derived terms ==== wring out one's sock ==== Translations ====