Wring out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water. transitive
  2. 2
    extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing wordnet
  3. 3
    To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money. transitive

    "I couldn't help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me."

  4. 4
    To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope. transitive

    "Another difficulty has been that autopilots are designed for ordinary flying. They can't "wring out" a plane, being limited to about 45° in bank and pitch. Aerobatics are an impossibility."

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