estirar

Definitions of estirar
  1. verb
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
    synonyms: desentumecer, desperezarse, distender, estirarse
  2. verb
    give a healthy elasticity to
    synonyms: desentumecer, desperezarse, distender, estirarse
  3. verb
    make long or longer by pulling and stretching
    synonyms: alargar, distender, ensanchar, extender
  4. verb
    make tight or tighter
    synonyms: ajustar, apretar
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    types:
    afirmar, atiesar, tensar
    make taut or tauter
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  5. verb
    make taut or tauter
    synonyms: afirmar, atiesar, tensar
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    type of:
    ajustar, apretar
    make tight or tighter
  6. verb
    increase the tension on
    synonyms: atesar, estirarse, tesar
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    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  7. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    synonyms: arrastrar, 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
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    tirar
    move or pull with a sudden motion
    arrastrar, remolcar
    pull or strain hard at
    arrastrar, tirar
    pull, as against a resistance
    acarrear, arrastrar, 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
  8. verb
    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
    synonyms: desdoblar, desenvolver, desplegar, distender, extender
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    type of:
    deformar
    assume a different shape or form
  9. verb
    extend in one or more directions
    synonyms: desplegar, dilatar, ensanchar, expandir, extenderse, prolongar
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    antonyms:
    contraer, encoger, mermar
    become smaller or draw together
    type of:
    aumentar, crecer
    become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
  10. verb
    supplement what is thought to be deficient
    synonyms: complementar
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    type of:
    complementar
    add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
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