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arrastrar

Definitions of arrastrar
  1. verb
    struggle in opposition
    synonyms: remolcar
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    type of:
    batallar, bregar, forcejear, luchar, pelearse
    be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
  2. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    synonyms: estirar, tirar
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    antonyms:
    apretar, empujar
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    apretar, empujar
    press against forcefully without moving
    types:
    tirar
    move or pull with a sudden motion
    remolcar
    pull or strain hard at
    tirar
    pull, as against a resistance
    acarrear, carretear, tirar
    draw slowly or heavily
    tirar
    pull, or move with a sudden movement
    arrancar, desplumar, pelar
    pull or pull out sharply
    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  3. verb
    transport something in a cart
    synonyms: acarrear, carretear, tirar
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    type of:
    cargar, transportar
    move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
  4. verb
    pull or strain hard at
    synonyms: remolcar
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    type of:
    estirar, tirar
    cause to move by pulling
  5. verb
    move by pulling hard
    synonyms: remolcar
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    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  6. verb
    pull, as against a resistance
    synonyms: tirar
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    types:
    remolcar
    drag behind
    type of:
    estirar, tirar
    cause to move by pulling
  7. verb
    carry with difficulty
    synonyms: acarrear, carretear
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    type of:
    cargar, transportar
    move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
  8. verb
    tow (a vessel) with a tug
    synonyms: remolcar
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    type of:
    remolcar
    drag behind
  9. verb
    draw slowly or heavily
    synonyms: acarrear, carretear, tirar
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    type of:
    estirar, tirar
    cause to move by pulling
  10. verb
    lift or elevate
    synonyms: empujar, tirar
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    type of:
    alzar, descolgar, elevar, levantar
    take hold of something and move it to a different location
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