絞る

also 搾る

1. godan verb, transitive, esp. 絞る to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze
2. esp. 搾る to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk
3. to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
4. to extort; to exploit
5. often passive voice to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
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 to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize
13. usually in kana, go (game) to squeeze