NichiDict

食い込む

くいこむ
食込む
[kuikomu]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)

2.GodanIntransitive

to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings)

3.GodanIntransitive

to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

Examples

ベルトが腰に食い込んでいる

The belt is digging into my waist.

睡眠時間に食い込んでしまう。

It's eating into my sleep time.

競争相手の市場に食い込んだ

We cut into the competitor's market.