押さえる

おさえる

to pin down

N2 #4,359

Meanings

also 押える

  1. ichidan verb, transitive, also written as 圧さえる to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
  2. to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
  3. to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
  4. to grasp (a point); to comprehend
  5. to reserve (time, space, or availability); to hold; to block off (a schedule); to secure; to pin down (a date)
  6. to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain

Its kanji

In sentences

鼻はなを押おさえて。 Plug your nose. #10612513

戸とを押おさえてくれ。 Hold the door. #174540

私わたしはドアを押おさえてあけていた。 I held the door open. #159381

警察けいさつはその強盗ごうとうの首くびを押おさえた。 The police seized the robber by the neck. #176248