dar cuerda — meaning in English
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English meaning
- wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
Senses
dar cuerda is used for these senses in English:
- get started (transitive, idiom) To cause (someone) to start talking about something in length.
- wind up (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
wind-up — full definition
- noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
- noun The final stage or conclusion of something, especially a meeting, a business or a season.
- noun In baseball, the swinging arm movement a pitcher makes before releasing the ball.
- noun A joke or trick played on somebody to make them believe something untrue; usually written wind-up.
- verb To turn a key or handle to tighten the spring of a clock or toy, or to raise something by cranking it.