つめる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つめる – see the following entry.

【詰める】

[verb] to stuff; to fill; to cram

[verb] to draw together or nearer; to shorten or narrow

[verb] to finish; to complete

[verb] to stand by; to wait and be ready

[verb] (shogi, chess) to checkmate

[verb] (attaching to continuative form of other verbs)

[verb] to make unable to escape; to corner

[verb] to do something to the greatest extent

(This term, つめる, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)