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N2 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

()まるto be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.), to be blocked (road, pipe, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up, to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow, to be at a loss, to be hard pressed, to end up, to be settled, to become a geminate consonant, to hit the ball near the handle of the bat

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be packed (with), to be filled, to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be stopped up

    3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be become shorter, to shrink, to narrow

    4. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be at a loss (for), to be pressed (for), to be stuck (for)

      oft. as ...に詰まる
    5. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to come to the end, to be settled

    6. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      6.

      to become a geminate consonant

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    7. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      7.

      to hit the bat close to the batter's hands (of a pitch), to hit off the fists, to get jammed

      Baseball

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    Examples

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      (はな)()って(いき)出来(でき)ません。

      My nose is stuffed up and I can't breathe.

      • N2

      排水(はいすい)(かん)()ったので、(みず)使(つか)えません。

      The drain pipe is clogged, so I can't use the water.

      • N2

      明日(あした)予定(よてい)がびっしり()っているので(はや)()よう。

      I have a packed schedule tomorrow so I should go to bed early.

      • N2

      このコメディ映画(えいが)には(わら)いがふんだんに()まっているのだとか。

      I heard that this comedy movie is packed with lots of laughs.

      • N2

      (いき)()りそうなほどのこの()(あつ)さは、地獄(じごく)にいるかのようです。

      This air filled with humidity is so intense, it's as if I'm in hell.

      • N2
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