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wring from

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wring something from something

 and wring something out of something

to remove liquid from something by squeezing or twisting. She wrung the water from the cloth and wiped up the rest of the spill. Alice wrung the water out of the washcloth.

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wring from

v.

1. To extract some liquid by twisting and compressing something: I wrung the water from the cloth and laid it out to dry.

2. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone: My mother finally wrung the truth from us, and we told her everything.

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