wring out

• Фразовый глагол, означающий скручивать и сжимать что-либо, обычно ткань или одежду, чтобы удалить жидкость, или извлекать что-либо с усилием.

A phrasal verb meaning to twist and squeeze something, typically cloth or clothing, to remove liquid, or to extract something with effort.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Remove liquid by twistingformal

   To twist and squeeze something, typically cloth, to force out the liquid it contains.

   Выжимать

   • She wrung out the wet towel before hanging it up.
   • He wrung out his socks after stepping in a puddle.
   • Wring out the sponge thoroughly before using it again.

   Synonymspress outsqueezesqueeze outwring

2. Extract with difficultyinformal

   To obtain something, such as information or money, from someone through pressure or effort.

   Выжать с трудом

   • The detective wrung out a confession from the suspect.
   • They wrung out every last drop of profit from the deal.
   • She wrung out a promise from him before he left.

   Synonymselicitexactextractforcesqueezewrest