JLPT N1 Advanced
食い込む
To dig into, cut into, or encroach upon time or resources.
Readings
Other forms
食い込みます polite form
食い込んで te-form
食い込んだ plain past
1 Intransitive Verb
"To Dig Into" / "Press Into" (Physically)
Describes a hard or thin object pressing deeply into a softer surface or flesh.
Example
重い 荷物 の 紐 が 肩 に 食い込んで 痛い 。
The strap of my heavy bag is digging into my shoulder and it hurts.
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2 Intransitive Verb
"To Eat Into" / "Break Into" (Figuratively)
Refers to encroaching upon a set boundary, schedule, or budget, or advancing deeply into a higher rank.
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3 Intransitive Verb
"To Get Wedged" (Clothing)
Describes clothing getting tightly pulled into a crevice of the body.
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