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.

   to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze

   esp. 絞る

2. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   2.

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

   esp. 搾る

3. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   3.

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

4. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   4.

   to extort, to exploit

5. う-verb (る), 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,

   See Also:

   • 油を絞る

6. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   6.

   to drill into, to train

7. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   7.

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

8. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   8.

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

9. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   9.

   to stop down (lens)

10. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

    10.

    to turn down (e.g. radio)

11. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

    11.

    to bend (bow), to draw

12. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

    12.

    to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize

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