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atirar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • hurl verb To throw something with great force.
  • loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
  • plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
  • shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
  • sling verb To throw something with a swinging or arcing motion.
  • throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
  • trigger noun The small lever pulled with a finger to fire a gun.

Senses

atirar is used for these senses in English:

  • fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  • hurl (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
  • loose (archery) To shoot (an arrow).
  • shoot To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
  • shoot To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
  • sling To throw with a sling.
  • throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

fire — full definition

  1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
  3. verb To shoot a weapon.
  4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
  5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

hurl — full definition

  1. verb To throw something with great force.
  2. verb To shout harsh or abusive words at someone.
  3. verb To vomit.

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