NichiDict

追い込む

N1
おいこむ
追いこむ
[oikomu]
Illustration for 追い込む

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

2.GodanTransitive

to corner; to force someone into doing

3.GodanTransitive

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

4.GodanTransitive

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

5.GodanTransitive

baseballto have two strikes

Examples

窮地に追い込まれた

I was driven into a desperate situation.

相手を窮地に追い込む戦略を立てた。

I devised a strategy to corner the opponent.

期末試験前の追い込み期間に入った。

We entered the final push period before exams.