絞る
  搾る
  しぼる
  Godan verb with `ru' ending
  transitive verb
  [esp. 絞る]
  to wring (towel, rag)
  to squeeze
  [esp. 搾る]
  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
  see: 油を絞る・1
  [often passive voice]
  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
  sumo term
  to hold down
  to constrict
  to immobilize
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