締め上げる;絞め上げる;締上げる(sK);しめ上げる(sK) [しめあげる] /(v1,vt) (1) to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat)/to constrict/to squeeze/to bind/to wring/to screw in (e.g. a bulb)/(v1,vt) (2) (締め上げる only) to strongly press (someone)/to crack down on/to pursue relentlessly/to keep under strict control/to put the screws on/(v1,vt) (3) (締め上げる only) to settle accounts/EntL1436640/