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To Wring

  1. To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
  2. To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
  3. To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
  4. To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response. Synonyms: elicit, provoke
  5. To hold (something) tightly and press or twist. 

(Synonyms: strangle, throttle)

  1. To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.). Synonyms: torment, torture
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To twist, as if in pain. Synonym: writhe
  3. (obsolete) To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.). Synonyms: distort, pervert, twist, wrest
  4. (obsolete) To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
  5. (nautical) To bend or strain out of its position.