tiro

Meaning

1. (masculine) throw (the act of throwing something)
2. (masculine) shot; gunshot (the result of launching a projectile or bullet)
3. (masculine) range (the distance from a person or sensor to an object)
4. (masculine) shooting (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon)
5. (masculine) shot (the act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal)
6. (masculine) team (a set of draught animals)
7. (masculine) intake of air in a space
8. (masculine) inseam (the seam of a trouser up the inside of the leg)
9. (masculine) fix (dose of a drug)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ti‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtiɾo/

Etymology

Deverbal from tirar (“to throw”).

New

tirar

(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,pronominal,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

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Sentences

Todo ello

con buenos porcentajes de tiro .

All this with good shooting percentages.

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