1
(v5r)
(vt)
to wring (towel, rag)
to squeeze
2
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
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
to hold down
to constrict
to immobilize
