wring

意味: 絞ること、ねじること

例文: June gave the dishcloth a determined wring.
    ジューンは台拭きを力強く絞った。

定義: ねじってしぼること

コロケーション:

wringは2,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a twisting squeeze
Verb: twist and press out of shape
Verb: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
Verb: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Verb: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: gave the wet cloth a wring
Verb: Wring one’s hand
Verb: They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
Verb: They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Verb: wring the towels

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): contort, deform, distort, extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wrench, wring

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): movement, overcharge, squash, twist

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): approach, bending, brownian movement, change of location, contort, crustal movement, deflection, entangle, extort, heave, intertwine, jitter, passing, periodic motion, recoil, seek, spin, squeeze, stamp, steamroller, telescope, throw, tread, turning, twist, undulation, wave, weave, whirl, wobble, wring

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bleed, morph

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: contortion, deformation, distortion, extortion, gouger, squeeze, wring, wringer

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ing

Exam Level

英検1級

TOEIC800

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger

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