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The Spanish word for to pull is
tirar





to pull

Spanish Definition


pull
     1. Tirar



Translations for pull and their definitions

tirar
     1. v. to throw, to toss
     2. v. to throw out, to toss, to dump
     3. v. to shoot; to launch
     4. v. to take (a photograph)
     5. v. to print
     6. v. to skip (e.g. a rock or stone)
     7. v. to knock over; to knock down
     8. v. to roll (dice)
     9. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, vulgar, Spain) to fuck
     10. v. to pull, to tug
           tirar del pelo de alguien - to pull someone's hair
     11. v. to shoot (e.g., a ball)
     12. v. to manage; to get by
           Tiramos. Es difícil, pero tiramos. - We get by. It's hard, but we get by.
     13. v. to attract, to appeal to
     14. v. to be somewhat
           tira a lástima - it is a bit sad
     15. v. to throw oneself
     16. v. to spend time, hang out


jalar
     1. v. to pull
     2. v. to draw (in); to attract
           El circo jala a todos los hijos del pueblo. - The circus draws all the town's children.
           Las dramatizaciones lo jalan. - The plays appeal to him.
     3. v. to eat with great appetite
     4. v. to pull (together)
     5. v. to hurry along; to get along
     6. v. to function properly; to be in working order
     7. v. to work, to have a job
     8. v. (Peru, transitive) to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university)
           Asu mano, jalé tres cursos este ciclo, weón. - Jeez man, I've failed three subjects this semester, bro
           Ojalá no jale el examen de mañana. - I hope I don't fail tomorrow's exam


tirón
     1. n-m. tug, pull, jerk
           Le dio un fuerte tirón de pelo. - He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.
           Fue expulsado por darle un tirón de la camiseta al rival. - He was expelled for giving the rival a pull of the shirt.
     2. n-m. pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles)
     3. n-m. skill, string to one's bow
     4. n-m. pulling power
     5. n-m. snatch, snatching (a quick violent robbery of a person by snatching their purse, usually in a public place)


halar
     1. v. (nautical) to haul, to pull
     2. v. (dialectal) to pull, to tug


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