garrotte vs wring

garrotte

verb
  • To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob. 

  • To execute by strangulation. 

noun
  • A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation. 

  • An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation. 

wring

verb
  • To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out. 

  • To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond. 

  • To bend or strain out of its position. 

  • To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it. 

  • To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force. 

  • To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response. 

  • To hold (something) tightly and press or twist. 

  • To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.). 

noun
  • A powerful squeezing or twisting action. 

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