Obtain and Wring

Obtain

Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.

Wring and obtain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wring" instead a verb "Obtain".

Nearby Words: obtained, obtainable, obtaining

Wring

Wring verb - To get with great difficulty.
Usage example: after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

Obtain and wring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obtain" instead a verb "Wring".

Nearby Words: wringing, wringer

Common collocations

power obtain power wring power
money obtain money wring money
information obtain information wring information
evidence obtain evidence wring evidence
Other words: completion, amounts.
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