tirar

Meaning

(transitive) to throw, to toss
(transitive) to throw out, to toss, to dump
(transitive) to shoot; to launch
(transitive) to take (a photograph)
(transitive) to print
(transitive) to skip (e.g. a rock or stone)
(transitive) to knock over; to knock down
(intransitive, transitive) to roll (dice)
(Spain, vulgar) to fuck
(intransitive) to move forward, to go
(intransitive) to pull, to tug
(intransitive) to shoot (e.g., a ball)
(intransitive) to manage; to get by
(intransitive) to attract, to appeal to
(intransitive) to be somewhat
(reflexive) to throw oneself
(colloquial, reflexive) to spend time, hang out

throw

take by the hand

make copies

play dice

pluck at

pull at

toss away

throw stones

slam on

slap on

escape from

fling away

give it the deep six

vergar

tener relaciones sexuales

dejar de

cesar de

entucar

hondear

librarse de

arrastrar a la fuerza

pesar en la balanza

traccionar

chancar

echar piedras

tirar piedras

prolongar tirando

llevar de la mano

tirar con honda

tirar fuerte

dar un tirón

quitarse de encima

sacudirse algo

dar tirones

calembazo

jugar a los dados

deshierbar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ti‧rar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiˈɾaɾ/

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre.

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Sentences

Cuando Jorge tiene que efectuar tiros libres , poco antes de tirar susurra unas palabras .

When Jorge has to make free throws, shortly before shooting he whispers a few words.

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