絞る
搾る
Reading
Kana:
しぼる
Romaji:
shiboru
Definitions
1
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
Note:
esp. 絞る
2
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
Note:
esp. 搾る
3
to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
4
to extort; to exploit
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
Note:
often passive voice
See also:
油を絞る
6
to drill into; to train
7
to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
8
to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
9
to stop down (lens)
10
to turn down (e.g. radio)
11
to bend (bow); to draw
12
to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
(Sumo term)