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tirare meaning in English

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tirare verb

cast [cast, cast, casting, casts](to throw down or aside)
verb
[UK: kɑːst] [US: ˈkæst]

chuck [chucked, chucking, chucks](to throw carelessly)
verb
[UK: tʃʌk] [US: ˈtʃək]

draw [drew, drawn, drawing, draws](to drag, pull)
verb
[UK: drɔː] [US: ˈdrɒ]

hurl [hurled, hurling, hurls](throw with force)
verb
[UK: hɜːl] [US: ˈhɝːl]

power [powered, powering, powers](to hit or kick something forcefully)
verb
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

pull [pulled, pulling, pulls](transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one)
verb
[UK: pʊl] [US: ˈpʊl]
I pulled one. = Ne tirai uno.

shoot [shot, shot, shooting, shoots](to hit with a shot)
verb
[UK: ʃuːt] [US: ˈʃuːt]
John started shooting. = John iniziò a tirare.

sniff [sniffed, sniffing, sniffs](to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose)
verb
[UK: snɪf] [US: ˈsnɪf]

strain [strained, straining, strains](to apply a force)
verb
[UK: streɪn] [US: ˈstreɪn]

throw(to cause an object to move rapidly through the air)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈθroʊ]
The boy throws a stone. = Il ragazzo tira un sasso.

toss [tossed, tossing, tosses](to flip a coin)
verb
[UK: tɒs] [US: ˈtɒs]
John won the toss. = John vinse il tiro.

tug [tugged, tugging, tugs](to pull repeatedly)
verb
[UK: tʌɡ] [US: ˈtəɡ]

utter [uttered, uttering, utters]verb
[UK: ˈʌ.tə(r)] [US: ˈʌ.tər]

tirare a lucido verb

polish [polished, polishing, polishes](make a surface smooth or shiny)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒl.ɪʃ] [US: ˈpɑːl.ɪʃ]

tirare a sorte verb

draw lotsverb
[UK: drɔː lɒts] [US: ˈdrɒ ˈlɑːts]

toss up(to make a decision based on chance)
verb

tirare avanti verb

eke out(to obtain with difficulty)
verb
[UK: iːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːk ˈaʊt]

get along(survive; to do well enough)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet ə.ˈlɒŋ] [US: ˈɡet ə.ˈlɔːŋ]

get by(subsist)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet baɪ] [US: ˈɡet baɪ]

keep the wolf from the door(to ward off poverty)
verb
[UK: kiːp ðə wʊlf frəm ðə dɔː(r)] [US: ˈkiːp ðə ˈwʊlf frəm ðə ˈdɔːr]

linger [lingered, lingering, lingers](to remain alive or existent)
verb
[UK: ˈlɪŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈlɪŋ.ɡər]

tirare cerniera lampo verb

zip [zipped, zipping, zips](to close with a zip fastener)
verb
[UK: zɪp] [US: ˈzɪp]

tirare di rovescio verb

backhand(execute a backhand stroke or throw)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk.hænd] [US: ˈbæk.ˌhænd]

tirare fuori verb

make up(to invent, to imagine, to concoct)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ʌp] [US: ˈmeɪk ʌp]

source [sourced, sourcing, sources](to obtain or procure; used especially of a business resource)
verb
[UK: sɔːs] [US: ˈsɔːrs]

tirare giù verb

pull down(make lower)
verb
[UK: pʊl daʊn] [US: ˈpʊl ˈdaʊn]

tirare i remi in barca verb

call it a day(to retire)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ɪt ə deɪ] [US: ˈkɒl ˈɪt ə ˈdeɪ]

tirare il pacco verb

flake [flaked, flaking, flakes](To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through)
verb
[UK: fleɪk] [US: ˈfleɪk]

tirare indietro verb

withdraw [withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing, withdraws](to draw or pull (something) aside, away, or back from its original position or situation)
verb
[UK: wɪð.ˈdrɔː] [US: wɪð.ˈdrɔː]

tirare la carretta verb

eke out(to obtain with difficulty)
verb
[UK: iːk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːk ˈaʊt]

tirare la cinghia verb

tighten the purse strings(to decrease or cause to decrease spending)
verb

tirare le cuoia verb

bite the dust(to die)
verb
[UK: baɪt ðə dʌst] [US: ˈbaɪt ðə ˈdəst]

kick the bucket(to die)
verb
[UK: ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt] [US: ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkət]

tirare lo sciacquone verb

flush [flushed, flushing, flushes](to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water)
verb
[UK: flʌʃ] [US: ˈfləʃ]

tirare su verb

brood [brooded, brooding, broods](to protect)
verb
[UK: bruːd] [US: ˈbruːd]

pick up(to lift; to grasp and raise)
verb
[UK: pɪk ʌp] [US: ˈpɪk ʌp]

turn up(reposition)
verb
[UK: tɜːn ʌp] [US: ˈtɝːn ʌp]

tirare sul prezzo verb

beat down(haggle to sell at a lower price)
verb
[UK: biːt daʊn] [US: ˈbiːt ˈdaʊn]

haggle [haggled, haggling, haggles](to argue for a better deal)
verb
[UK: ˈhæɡ.l̩] [US: ˈhæɡ.l̩]

tirare un pacco verb

stand up(to avoid a prearranged meeting)
verb
[UK: stænd ʌp] [US: ˈstænd ʌp]

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