| wring |
verb t. |
To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing., Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture., To distort; to pervert; to wrest., To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; — usually with out or form., To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance., To bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast., To writhe; to twist, as with anguish., A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. |
| write |
verb t. |
To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures., To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter., Hence, to compose or produce, as an author., To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart., To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one’s own written testimony; — often used reflexively., To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs., To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices., To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose., To compose or send letters. |