to pressure someone into telling something. The police will wring the truth out of her. After a lot of questioning, they wrung the information out of Fred.
to persuade someone to give you what you want She is a very original comedian and can wring laughs out of any audience.The trick in fundraising is to wring money out of people who don't want to give it away.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of wring something out(to twist cloth that is wet to get the water out of it)