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しぼる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
絞る
BOOST
Reading : しぼる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze  (esp. 絞る)
2. to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk  (esp. 搾る)
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  (see also: 油を絞る; often passive voice)
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  (sumo term)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 141,586 which gives a rank of 1,734
絞る is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 20,000 (about 31,800,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3528 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7301
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 12 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ちえ
知恵
しぼ
って
これ
いた

I racked my brains to write this.
かのじょ
彼女
タオル
かた
しぼ
った

She wrung the towel dry.
ようてん
要点
しぼ
って
けってい
決定
くだ
しましょ

Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.
搾る
BOOST
Reading : しぼる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 155,000 (about 524,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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しぼる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 832,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 12 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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コウ   しぼ to wring; to squeeze   しめる to wring; to strangle   しまる to be strangled; to be constricted   
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コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   か to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
シ   いと thread   
サク   しぼ to squeeze, to wring   
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hand
サク   せま narrow   すぼ to get narrower   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ケツ   あな hole   
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roof   
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