1.
to confine, to shut in, to lock away
To force someone or something into a confined space and keep them there. Can be used for physical confinement or figurative suppression.
犯人を部屋に押し込めた。
They confined the criminal in a room.
不満を心の中に押し込めていた。
I had been suppressing my dissatisfaction inside.
台風で一日中家に押し込められた。
I was stuck at home all day because of the typhoon.
2.
to cram in, to stuff in, to force into
To push or force something into a tight or limited space.
荷物をスーツケースに押し込めた。
I crammed the luggage into the suitcase.
大量の書類を引き出しに押し込めた。
I stuffed a large amount of documents into the drawer.
狭い部屋に十人も押し込められて、息が苦しかった。
Ten of us were crammed into a small room, and it was hard to breathe.
CONJUGATION:
Ichidan verb (一段動詞).
- Negative: 押し込めない
- Polite: 押し込めます
- Te-form: 押し込めて
- Past: 押し込めた
- Passive: 押し込められる
USAGE:
The passive form 押し込められる is very common, especially for describing being stuck or confined somewhere against one's will. The figurative usage in sense 1 (suppressing emotions) is also frequent.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 部屋に押し込める: to confine in a room
- 感情を押し込める: to suppress feelings
- スーツケースに押し込める: to cram into a suitcase