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overcharge vs wring

wring vs overcharge

overcharge and wring both are nouns.

overcharge and wring both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overcharge Yes No Yes No
wring Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wring is a hyponym of overcharge; that is, wring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overcharge:
  • overcharge: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • wring: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Other hyponyms of overcharge include extort, gouge, rack, squeeze.
overcharge (noun) wring (noun)
a price that is too high a twisting squeeze
overcharge (verb) wring (verb)
place too much a load on twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
rip off; ask an unreasonable price twist and press out of shape
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
obtain by coercion or intimidation
Difference between overcharge and wring

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