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► 動詞
絞る  [(2)しぼる]    meaning:  reduce  rank: 1
☆ 警察容疑者を二絞った ⇨ The police has narrowed down the suspects to two
☆ 彼女志望校を三つに絞った ⇨ She has narrowed down the schools she applies to three  (☛ Narrow down the candidates)

絞まる  [(2)しまる]    meaning:  strangle  rank: 1
☆ このタートルネックが絞まる ⇨ This turtle neck strangles me, is too tight around the neck

絞める  [(2)しめる]    meaning:  strangle  rank: 1
☆ 犯人被害者を絞めて殺害した ⇨ The perpetrator strangled the victim to death

絞る  [(2)しぼる]    meaning:  wring  rank: 1
☆ タオル絞った ⇨ He wrung his towel

絞る  [(2)しぼる]  [coll]    meaning:  scold  rank: 2
☆ 彼等喧嘩して校長に絞られた ⇨ They got scolded severely by the principal for fighting

絞り込む  [(4)しぼりこむ]    meaning:  reduce  rank: 3
☆ 候補者は二に絞り込まれた ⇨ The candidates have been narrowed down to two  (☛ An accentuated form of 絞る)

絞り出す  [(4)しぼりだす]    meaning:  squeeze  rank: 3
☆ このエンジンは500馬力を絞り出す ⇨ This engine squeezes out 500 horsepower
☆ とか知恵を絞り出そうと頑張った ⇨ He tired hard to squeeze out a good idea (from his brain)

絞め殺す  [(4)しめころす]    meaning:  strangle  rank: 3
☆ 被害者は絞め殺された ⇨ The victim was strangled to death

絞り上げる  [(5)しぼりあげる]    meaning:  extort  rank: 4
☆ 政府国民から税金を絞り上げる ⇨ The government is squeezing tax from its citizens

絞り上げる  [(5)しぼりあげる]    meaning:  scold  rank: 4
☆ 父親に絞り上げられた ⇨ He got severely scolded by his father

絞り上げる  [(5)しぼりあげる]    meaning:  strain  rank: 4
☆ 彼女を絞り上げるような歌声耳障りだ ⇨ Her straining singing voice is annoying  (☛ About voice)

► 名詞
絞り込み  [しぼりこみ]    meaning:  reduce  rank: 3
☆ 警察容疑者の絞り込みを行っている ⇨ The police is narrowing down the suspects  (☛ An accentuated form of 絞る)