tirare

Definitions of tirare
  1. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    synonyms: riscuotere, trarre
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    antonyms:
    spingere
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    calcare, puntare
    press against forcefully without moving
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    rapire
    pull away from the body
    allargare, divaricare
    pull in opposite directions
    riscuotere, strisciare
    pull, as against a resistance
    allettare, attirare, attrarre, polarizzare
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    pelare
    pull or pull out sharply
    riscuotere
    stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
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    guarnire, muovere, spostare
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    synonyms: abborracciare, acciabattare, disorganizzare, pasticciare, rabbuffare, scombinare, sconvolgere, sgominare
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    type of:
    bucare, fallire, sbagliare
    be unsuccessful
  3. verb
    attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
    synonyms: aspirare, succhiare
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    type of:
    assorbire, imbeversi, impregnarsi, intridersi, riassorbire
    suck or take up or in
  4. verb
    throw forcefully
    synonyms: gettare, lanciare, sbalestrare, scagliare, scaraventare
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    types:
    catapultare
    hurl as if with a sling
    type of:
    gettare, lanciare, scagliare
    propel through the air
  5. verb
    propel through the air
    synonyms: gettare, lanciare, scagliare
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    sbatacchiare
    throw violently
    gettare, lanciare, sbalestrare, scagliare, scaraventare
    throw forcefully
    bersagliare, bombardare
    cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
    gettare, lanciare, sbalestrare, scagliare, scaraventare
    throw with force or recklessness
    catapultare
    hurl as if with a sling
    type of:
    spingere
    cause to move forward with force
  6. verb
    throw with force or recklessness
    synonyms: gettare, lanciare, sbalestrare, scagliare, scaraventare
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    type of:
    gettare, lanciare, scagliare
    propel through the air
  7. verb
    fire a shot
    synonyms: sparare
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    types:
    mitragliare
    shoot with a machine gun
    type of:
    scaricare
    cause to go off
  8. verb
    have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
    synonyms: avere propensione, correre, inclinare, intercorrere, tendere
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    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  9. verb
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    synonyms: aspirare, mirare, pretendere, puntare, tendere
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    premeditare, progettare
    have the will and intention to carry out some action
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