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arrastrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crawl verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
  • drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  • lug verb To carry or drag something heavy, usually with effort.
  • scuff verb To scrape or drag the feet while walking, or to scratch a surface by rubbing.
  • shuffle verb To mix cards, tracks, or items into a random order.
  • trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
  • wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.

Senses

arrastrar is used for these senses in English:

  • crawl (intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
  • follow suit (cards) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
  • lug (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
  • scuff To scrape the feet while walking.
  • shuffle To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
  • trail (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
  • wash (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.

crawl — full definition

  1. verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
  2. verb To move or progress very slowly.
  3. verb For a computer program to automatically visit and index web pages.
  4. noun A very slow pace, or a tour of several bars in one night ("bar crawl").

drag — full definition

  1. verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
  2. noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
  3. noun Something tedious or annoying.
  4. noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
  5. verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).

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