- wringer wring·er n
- ['rɪŋə(r)]
strizzatoio (manuale)
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wringer wring·er n
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Wringer — Wring er, n. 1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner. [1913 Webster] 2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly from clothes after they have been washed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wringer (novel) — Wringer is a Newbery Honor winning 1998 novel by Jerry Spinelli. Plot introductionPalmer LaRue has to decide if he wants to become a wringer . When someone becomes 10 in this community, they have to strangle ( wring ) pigeons shot in the annual… … Wikipedia
wringer — device for squeezing water from clothes, 1799, agent noun from WRING (Cf. wring). Figurative phrase to put (something) through the wringer first recorded 1942, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
wringer — wring|er [ˈrıŋə US ər] n 1.) a machine with two parts that roll over each other and press on wet clothes to remove water = ↑mangle 2.) go through the wringer AmE informal to have a lot of problems and upsetting experiences ▪ She s really been… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wringer — wring|er [ rıŋər ] noun count a machine used for squeezing water out of clothes go through/put someone through the wringer to suffer, or to make someone suffer, an unpleasant experience … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wringer — wring•er [[t]ˈrɪŋ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that wrings 2) an apparatus for squeezing out liquid, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed • put through the wringer Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
wringer — wring·er … English syllables
wring·er — /ˈrıŋɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a machine used for squeezing water out of clothes that have been washed through the wringer informal : through a series of very difficult or unpleasant experiences Those poor people have really gone/been through the … Useful english dictionary
wringer — /ring euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that wrings. 2. an apparatus or machine for squeezing liquid out of anything wet, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed. 3. a painful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal… … Universalium
wring out — verb a) To squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with ones hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water. I couldnt help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me. b) To force someone to give something, usually truth … Wiktionary
wring — v 1. twist, wrench, wrest; force from, wrench from, rend from, tear from, rip from. 2. squeeze, extract, put through the wringer. 3. blackmail, exact, Law. extort, Sl. shake down, Sl. bleed. 4. torment, torture, agonize, harrow, excruciate, rack; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
