絞る

しぼる

• Verb

  Godan verb (ru), transitive
  1. to wring; to squeeze; to press; to extract.
  2. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice).
  3. to extort; to exploit.
  4. 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 in the passive voice

     See also 油を絞る .

  5. to drill into; to train.
  6. to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down.
  7. to gather up (a curtain, etc.); to tighten (a drawstring).
  8. to stop down (a lens).
  9. to turn down (e.g. the radio).
  10. to bend (a bow); to draw.
  11. (sumo term) to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize.