Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 絞る
- (v5r, vt) to wring; to squeeze; to press; to extract
はい。ここに私たちが牛のミルクをしぼった牧場の写真がありますよ。
Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows. - 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
- to drill into; to train
- to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
- to gather up (a curtain, etc.); to tighten (a drawstring)
- to stop down (a lens)
- to turn down (e.g. the radio)
- to bend (a bow); to draw
- (sumo) to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
