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追い込おいこむ

Kana おいこむ Romaji oikomu

JLPT N1 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · transitive

to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

02godan verb · transitive

to corner; to force someone into doing

03godan verb · transitive

to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge

04godan verb · transitive

to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

05godan verb · transitive

baseball

to have two strikes

Examples

とうとう土壇場に追い込まれた。

We have been completely cornered.

Tatoeba #201221

僕は追い込まれると一番仕事をする。

I work best under pressure.

Tatoeba #81818

私のパンチは彼をロープに追い込んだ。

My punch sent him reeling into the rope.

Tatoeba #164129

Source

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