絞(しぼ)る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

Common

1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   1. 1.

      to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze

      esp. 絞る

   2. 2.

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

      esp. 搾る

   3. 3.

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

   4. 4.

      to extort, to exploit

   5. 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,

      See Also:

      • 油を絞る

   6. 6.

      to drill into, to train

   7. 7.

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

   8. 8.

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

   9. 9.

      to stop down (lens)

   10. 10.

       to turn down (e.g. radio)

   11. 11.

       to bend (bow), to draw

   12. 12.

       to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize

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