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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

(しぼ)to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze

      esp. 絞る
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk

      esp. 搾る
    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)

    4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

      to extort, to exploit

    5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke

      often passive voice,

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    6. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      6.

      to drill into, to train

    7. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      7.

      to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down

    8. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      8.

      to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)

    9. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      9.

      to stop down (lens)

    10. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      10.

      to turn down (e.g. radio)

    11. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      11.

      to bend (bow), to draw

    12. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      12.

      to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize

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    絞る 【しぼる】搾る 【しぼる】

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      雑巾(ぞうきん)(しぼ)って水分(すいぶん)をなくす。

      Wring out the rag to remove the moisture. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}

      • N2

      (うし)(ちち)(しぼ)って牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)(あつ)めました。

      I milked the cow and collected the milk. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}

      • N2

      知恵(ちえ)(しぼ)ったが、クイズに正解(せいかい)する(こと)出来(でき)なかった。

      I racked my brain, but I couldn't get the right answer to the quiz. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}

      • N2

      (ふくろ)(くち)(しぼ)ったとしても、液体(えきたい)(あふ)れてきてしまうでしょう。

      Even if you tighten the opening of the bag, the liquid will probably overflow. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}

      • N2

      明日(あした)社内(しゃない)会議(かいぎ)(はな)()議題(ぎだい)(かず)()におえる(かず)(しぼ)(こと)にしました。

      We have decided to narrow down the number of topics to be discussed at tomorrow's internal meeting to a manageable number. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, 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, 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, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}

      • N2
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