godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Physical movement: forcing people or animals into a confined area or desired direction.
警察は群衆を広場の隅に追い込んだ。
The police herded the crowd into a corner of the square.
犬が
The dog drives the sheep into the pen.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
corner; force into a situation
Metaphorical extension: putting someone in a difficult position with no escape, or compelling them to do something.
彼は質問攻めで相手を追い込んだ。
He cornered his opponent with a barrage of questions.
借金が彼を自殺に追い込んだ。
Debt drove him to suicide.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
push oneself; make a final effort
Often used in sports or work contexts for a last spurt or intense effort, sometimes with 自分を or as an intransitive-like usage.
マラソンの最後の1キロで彼は自分を追い込んだ。
He pushed himself hard in the last kilometer of the marathon.
試験前に追い込んで勉強した。
I crammed hard just before the exam.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
run on (printing)
Technical printing term: to continue text without a line break, or to set type solid.
この段落は追い込んで組んでください。
Please set this paragraph solid (without line breaks).
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
have two strikes (baseball)
Baseball term: to get two strikes against a batter, putting them in a difficult count.
ピッチャーは打者を追い込んだ。
The pitcher got two strikes on the batter.