Wring vs. Wrong
Wringverb
To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
Wringverb
To obtain by force.
Wringverb
To hold tightly and press or twist.
Wringverb
(intransitive) To writhe; to twist, as if in anguish.
Wringverb
To kill an animal, usually poultry, by breaking its neck by twisting.
Wringverb
To pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
Wringverb
To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
Wringverb
To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
Wringverb
(nautical) To bend or strain out of its position.
Wringnoun
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
Wringnoun
(archaic) A press; a device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.
Wringverb
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing.
Wringverb
Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
Wringverb
To distort; to pervert; to wrest.
Wringverb
To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; - usually with out or form.
Wringverb
To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance.
Wringverb
To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast.
Wringverb
To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.
Wringnoun
A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.
Wringnoun
a twisting squeeze;
Wringverb
twist and press out of shape
Wringverb
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish;
Wringverb
obtain by coercion or intimidation;
Wringverb
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid;
Wringverb
squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it
Wringverb
extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something
Wringverb
squeeze (someone's hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion
Wringverb
obtain (something) with difficulty or effort
Wringverb
break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly
Wringverb
cause pain or distress to
Wringnoun
an act of squeezing or twisting something.
Wrongadjective
Incorrect or untrue.
Wrongadjective
Asserting something incorrect or untrue.
Wrongadjective
Immoral, not good, bad.
Wrongadjective
Improper; unfit; unsuitable.
Wrongadjective
Not working; out of order.
Wrongadjective
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
Wrongadjective
(obsolete) Twisted; wry.
Wrongadverb
(informal) In a way that isn't right; incorrectly, wrongly.
Wrongnoun
Something that is immoral or not good.
Wrongnoun
An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
Wrongnoun
The incorrect or unjust position or opinion.
Wrongnoun
The opposite of right; the concept of badness.
Wrongverb
To treat unjustly; to injure or harm.
Wrongverb
To deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice.
Wrongverb
To slander; to impute evil to unjustly.
Wrong
imp. of Wring. Wrung.
Wrongadjective
Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
Wrongadjective
Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
Wrongadjective
Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
Wrongadjective
Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
Wrongadjective
Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
Wrongadverb
In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
Wrongnoun
That which is not right.
Wrongnoun
Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
Wrongverb
To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
Wrongverb
To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
Wrongnoun
that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law;
Wrongnoun
a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
Wrongverb
treat unjustly; do wrong to
Wrongadjective
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth;
Wrongadjective
contrary to conscience or morality or law;
Wrongadjective
not appropriate for a purpose or occasion;
Wrongadjective
not functioning properly;
Wrongadjective
not according with the facts;
Wrongadjective
based on or acting or judging in error;
Wrongadjective
not in accord with established usage or procedure;
Wrongadjective
not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable;
Wrongadjective
used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward;
Wrongadjective
badly timed;
Wrongadverb
in an incorrect manner;
Wrongadjective
not correct or true; incorrect
Wrongadjective
having judged incorrectly; mistaken
Wrongadjective
unsuitable or undesirable
Wrongadjective
in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss
Wrongadjective
unjust, dishonest, or immoral
Wrongadverb
in an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction
Wrongadverb
with an incorrect result
Wrongnoun
an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
Wrongverb
act unjustly or dishonestly towards
Wrongverb
mistakenly attribute bad motives to; misrepresent
