tiro

Definitions of tiro
  1. noun
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    synonyms: tirata, tratto
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    lagna, strascicamento, strascico, trascinamento
    the act of dragging (pulling with force)
    sorteggio
    the act of drawing or hauling something
    scossa
    a sudden abrupt pull
    naia, traino
    the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
    type of:
    propulsione
    the act of propelling
  2. noun
    the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
    synonyms: gettito, getto, lancio
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    bowling
    (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
    calco
    a violent throw
    passaggio, valico, varco
    (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    stufa
    (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
    type of:
    propulsione
    the act of propelling
  3. noun
    the act of firing a projectile
    synonyms: scocco
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    propulsione
    the act of propelling
  4. noun
    casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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    calco
    the act of throwing dice
  5. noun
    horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
    synonyms: cavallo da tiro
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