(exp) (1) to chew out
to reprimand severely
to rake over the coals
to give a sound scolding
to tell someone off
to scold
to rebuke
(2) to press oil
(n,vs) pinioning
binding arms behind the back
(v1,vt) (1) to screw up
to put the screws on (a person)
(2) to constrict (someone, something)
(v1,vt) (1) to squeeze (to the utmost)
to wring
(2) to strain one's voice
(3) to scold
(exp) to wring a floorcloth
(exp) to have one's neck wrung
(exp) to wring the neck
to strangle
(exp) to rack one's brain
(exp) to close a bag tight by pulling the drawstring
(exp) to rack one's brains
(exp) to narrow an argument down