詰める

to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

to shorten; to move closer together

to reduce (spending); to conserve

to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do

usu. as 根を詰める

to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up

to be on duty; to be stationed

to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate

to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)

the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai

to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)

to do completely; to do thoroughly

to force someone into a difficult situation by ...