tirón — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
- pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
- yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.
Senses
tirón is used for these senses in English:
- jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- jerk (physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- pull (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- pull (transitive, intransitive) (Followed by a preposition or adverb) To drive (a vehicle) in a particular direction or to a particular place.
- wrench A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug. [from 16th c.]
- yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
jerk — full definition
- verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
- verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
- noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
- noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.
pull — full definition
- verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
- verb To remove or withdraw something, especially from sale, publication, or use.
- verb To strain or injure a muscle or ligament.
- noun The act of pulling, or the force that draws something toward a source.
- noun Influence or the ability to get favorable treatment.