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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze. Esp. 絞る.
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk. 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. Often passive voice.
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. Sumo term.to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize.