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

雑巾(ぞうきん)を絞(しぼ)って水分(すいぶん)をなくす。

Wring out the rag to remove the moisture.

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

I milked the cow and collected the milk.

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

I racked my brain, but I couldn't get the right answer to the quiz.

袋(ふくろ)の口(くち)を絞(しぼ)ったとしても、液体(えきたい)は溢(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.

明日(あした)の社内(しゃない)会議(かいぎ)で話(はな)し合(あ)う議題(ぎだい)の数(かず)を手(て)におえる数(かず)に絞(しぼ)る事(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.