tirar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• doff verb To take off something you are wearing or carrying, such as clothing or armour.
• draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
• export verb To sell or send goods to another country.
• pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
• remove verb To take something away from its place.
• strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.
• take off phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.

Senses

tirar is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• doff (chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
• draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
• export (transitive) To carry away.
• get off (transitive) To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
• pull (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
• pull (transitive) To remove or withdraw (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
• pull out (literally, intransitive) To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

doff — full definition

1. verb To take off something you are wearing or carrying, such as clothing or armour.
2. verb To lift or take off your hat as a greeting or a mark of respect.
3. verb To take off your clothes.
4. verb To throw off or get rid of something.

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