tirar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (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
  • (transitive) to roll (dice)
  • (pronominal) to fuck
  • (intransitive) to pull, to tug
  • (intransitive) to shoot
  • (intransitive) to manage; to get by
  • (intransitive) to attract, to appeal to
  • (intransitive) to be somewhat
  • (reflexive) to throw oneself
  • (reflexive) to spend time, hang out

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tirāre, *tirō, *tiro derived from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (remove, tear away) derived from Proto-Germanic *teraną (tear, tear apart, tear away, tug, rip snatch off, pull violently, rip, pull off) derived from Latin *martyrāre.

Origin

Latin

*martyrāre

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