Esp. 絞る

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze

Esp. 搾る

to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk

to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)

to extort; to exploit

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

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

Sumo

to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize

to squeeze out; to wring out

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)

締め上げる only

to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to pursue relentlessly; to keep under strict control; to put the screws on

締め上げる only

to settle accounts

to wring the neck; to strangle

to strangle; to constrict

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone)

to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to squeeze; to wring out

to narrow down; to refine

to draw (a bow) to the limit

to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to clasp

to strain (voice)

Usu. 〜にする

full nelson