trarre

Definitions of trarre
  1. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    synonyms: riscuotere, tirare
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    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
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    synonyms: cavare, estrarre, tirare fuori
    schiodare, sconficcare
    take liquid out of a container or well
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    sguainare
    draw from a sheath or scabbard
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    allontanare, asportare, cancellare, espellere, levare, mandare via, portare via, radiare, rimuovere, togliere
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  3. verb
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    synonyms: acquisire, ottenere, prendere, ricevere
    attingere, ottenere, ricavare, ricevere, trovare
    receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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    recuperare, riacquistare, riavere, riconciliare, riconquistare, ricuperare
    recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
    accalappiare, catturare, irretire, pigliare, prendere
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    acquistare, comprare, incassare
    obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
    affittare, incassare, noleggiare
    engage for service under a term of contract
    avere, incassare, prendere, ricevere
    get something; come into possession of
    accedere, intraprendere
    take possession of
    adeguarsi, allinearsi, equipararsi, reperire
    get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    accettare, accogliere, incassare
    receive willingly something given or offered
    accaparrare, fornirsi, premunirsi, procacciare, procacciarsi, procurare, procurarsi, provvedere, provvedersi
    come into possession of
    recuperare, riacquistare, riavere, ricuperare, risollevarsi
    get or find back; recover the use of
    risollevarsi
    regain or make up for
    riacquistare, rinvenire, trovare
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
    acquisire, acquistare, guadagnare, vincere
    win something through one's efforts
    beccare, guadagnare, prendere, riscuotere, sbarazzare
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    cattivare, guadagnare, meritare, procurare
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    condividere
    have, give, or receive a share of
    raccattare, raccogliere, rilevare
    gather or collect
    ereditare
    obtain from someone after their death
    mutuare
    get temporarily
    braccare, cacciare, rintracciare
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, rivangare, scavare, sterrare
    find by digging in the ground
    impaniare, imprigionare, intrappolare, irretire
    catch in or as if in a trap
    occupare
    accept
    battere
    encounter by chance
    accettare, accogliere, ammettere, introdurre, ricevere
    admit into a group or community
    favoreggiare, privilegiare
    accept as pay
    diplomarsi, graduare, laurearsi
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
    scroccare
    ask for and get free; be a parasite
    accaparrare
    take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
    lucrare
    make a profit; gain money or materially
    sfruttare, spennare
    take advantage of or capitalize on
    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, localizzare
    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
    ricadere
    find unexpectedly
    recuperare, ricuperare
    make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
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