絞る
搾る
しぼる
Godan verb with `ru' ending
transitive verb
[esp. 絞る]
to wring (towel, rag)
to squeeze
[esp. 搾る]
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)
to press
to extract
to milk
to express milk
to rack (one's brains)
to strain (one's voice)
to extort
to exploit
see: 油を絞る・1
[often passive voice]
to chew out
to reprimand severely
to rake over the coals
to give a sound scolding
to tell someone off
to scold
to rebuke
to drill into
to train
to narrow down (one's focus)
to whittle down
to gather up (curtain, etc.)
to tighten (drawstring)
to stop down (lens)
to turn down (e.g. radio)
to bend (bow)
to draw
sumo term
to hold down
to constrict
to immobilize
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