Lingaku絞る【しぼる】
Frequency rank: 3,785. – 3,787.
- to wring (towel, rag); to squeezeesp. 絞る
- to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milkesp. 搾る
- 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 rebukeoften passive voicesee also 油を絞る
- 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 immobilizesumo
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 絞る【しぼる】Frequency rank: 3,785. – 3,787.
- 搾る【しぼる】Frequency rank: 23,055. – 23,173.
- しぼるFrequency rank: 36,868. – 37,312.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】つよく強くねじるなどしてすいぶん水分をだす出す．.
- きごう【しぼる搾るきごう】おさえつけたり押さえつけたりにぎったり握ったりしてえきたい液体をだす出す．.
- しぜん自然にはなかなかでてこない出てこないものをむり無理にだす出す．.
- きつくせめる責める．.
- きびしく厳しくきたえる鍛える．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】はんいをせばめる範囲を狭める．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】きごう（しゃしん写真きごう）れんずレンズのしぼり絞りをちいさく小さくする．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】らじおラジオのおんりょう音量をちいさく小さくする．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】きごう（すもう相撲きごう）じょうず上手であいて相手のうで腕をつかみ、あいて相手のじゅうしん重心をうかせよう浮かせようとする．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】しぼりぞめ絞り染めにする．.
- きごう【しぼる絞るきごう】ゆみ弓をしっかりとはる張る．.
Example sentences
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Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.
He used all his strength to crawl out of the wrecked car.
He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet.
A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.