tirar

A. vt

• 1 a (lanzar) to throw tiró la pelota al aire = he threw the ball up in the air tirarle algo a algn (para que lo agarre) = to throw sb sth (con agresividad) to throw sth at sb Definition of throw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of throw in the US English dictionary Translate throw | into French | into German | into Italian b (desechar) to throw out o away c (desperdiciar) to waste ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! = what a waste of money! Definition of waste in the British & World English dictionary Definition of waste in the US English dictionary Translate waste | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (hacer caer) [jarrón/silla] to knock over el perro me tiró al suelo = the dog knocked me over Definition of knock over in the British & World English dictionary Definition of knock over in the US English dictionary Translate knock over | into French | into German | into Italian b (derribar) [pared/puerta] to knock downTranslate knock down | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a [bomba] to drop; [cohete] to fire, launch; [flecha] to shoot Definition of drop in the British & World English dictionary Definition of drop in the US English dictionary Translate drop | into French | into German | into Italian b [foto] to take Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian

• 4 (AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull tiró la cadena = he pulled the chain Definition of pull in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pull in the US English dictionary Translate pull | into French | into German | into Italian

B. vi

• 1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull tirar de algo = to pull sth no le tires del pelo = don't pull her hair Definition of pull in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pull in the US English dictionary Translate pull | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 a (disparar) to shoot tirar a matar = to shoot to kill Definition of shoot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shoot in the US English dictionary Translate shoot | into French | into German | into Italian b [Dep] to shoot tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta = to shoot at goal Definition of shoot in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shoot in the US English dictionary Translate shoot | into French | into German | into Italian c [Jueg] (descartarse) to throw away; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowlTranslate throw away | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a [chimenea/cigarro] to draw Definition of draw in the British & World English dictionary Definition of draw in the US English dictionary Translate draw | into French | into German | into Italian b [coche/motor] to pull Definition of pull in the British & World English dictionary Definition of pull in the US English dictionary Translate pull | into French | into German | into Italian

• 4 (tirando ger) (fam) gano poco pero vamos tirando = I don't earn much but we're managing ¿qué tal andas? — tirando = how are things? — not too bad

• 5tirara (tender a) tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color ella tira más a la madre = she takes after her mother more