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Meaning of the word "wring something from someone" in English

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wring something from someone

US /rɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ frəm ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
UK /rɪŋ ˈsʌmθɪŋ frəm ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
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Phrasal Verb

1.

to obtain something from someone with difficulty or by force

Example:
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The police managed to wring a confession from the suspect after hours of interrogation.
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It's hard to wring a compliment from him; he's very critical.
Synonym:
extractforcecoerceextortelicit
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Related Word:
let someone/something beas far as someone (something) is concernedtalk someone out of somethingtake someone/something seriouslyhold someone/something in contemptput something/someone on the mapleave someone/something in the dust