1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice)

2. 2.

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

3. 3.

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

Example sentences

• 私は５ポンド絞る必要がある。

  I need to lose five pounds.

• 何世紀も、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。

  For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.