絞る

しぼる

Also written 搾る

Meanings

Godan verb, Transitive to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze (esp. 絞る)
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk (esp. 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 rebuke (often passive voice) See also: 油を絞る (あぶらをしぼる).
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 immobilize
to squeeze See also: 絞り (しぼり).

こってりあいつの油を絞ってやった。
I gave him a stern talking-to.
ああ、牛の乳はそんなふうに搾るのですか。
Oh, is that the way you milk a cow?
私はオレンジジュースを絞った。
I squeezed the juice out of the oranges.
私は答えを出そうと脳みそをしぼった。
I racked my brains for an answer.
上手な弁護士はひとつの鍵となる証拠に的を絞る。
A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.

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