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wring vs crush

crush vs wring

wring and crush both are nouns.

wring and crush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wring Yes No Yes No
crush Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crush is a hypernym of wring; that is, crush is a word with a broader meaning than wring:
  • wring: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
  • crush: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Other hypernyms of wring include mash, squash, squeeze, squelch.
wring (noun) crush (noun)
a twisting squeeze the act of crushing
temporary love of an adolescent
a dense crowd of people
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
wring (verb) crush (verb)
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish break into small pieces
twist and press out of shape become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
obtain by coercion or intimidation make ineffective
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
Difference between wring and crush

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