tirón

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • tug, pull, jerk
  • pull, strain a violent effort, an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles
  • skill, string to one's bow
  • pulling power

Etymology

Suffix from Spanish, Castilian tirar (shoot, throw).

Origin

Spanish

tirar

Gloss

shoot, throw

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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