絞る

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

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