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 the hiragana spelling of the above term.)