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wring out vs tear out

tear out vs wring out

wring out and tear out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wring out No No Yes No
tear out No No Yes No
As verbs, tear out is a hypernym of wring out; that is, tear out is a word with a broader meaning than wring out:
  • wring out: extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
  • tear out: remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Other hypernyms of wring out include draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out.
wring out (verb) tear out (verb)
extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Difference between wring out and tear out

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