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tirante — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bootstrap verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  • guy noun A man or boy; an informal word for a male person.
  • stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
  • trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

tirante is used for these senses in English:

  • bootstrap A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
  • guy (primarily, nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
  • guy rope A rope or cable used to steady either a tall structure, or a thing being hoisted or lowered
  • stay A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
  • trace One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

bootstrap — full definition

  1. verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  2. verb In computing, to start up a computer or system by loading a small initial program that then loads the rest.
  3. noun A loop of leather or fabric at the back of a boot, used to pull it on.

guy — full definition

  1. noun A man or boy; an informal word for a male person.
  2. noun In the plural, an informal way to address a group of people regardless of gender.
  3. noun A rope or cable used to steady or secure a structure such as a mast or tent.

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