tirón

See also: tiron

Spanish

Etymology

From tirar +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈɾon/ [t̪iˈɾõn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ti‧rón

Noun

tirón m (plural tirones)

1. tug, pull, jerk

   Synonyms: agarrón, jalón

   Le dio un fuerte tirón de pelo.

   He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.

   Fue expulsado por darle un tirón de la camiseta al rival.

   He was expelled for giving the rival a pull of the shirt.

2. pull, strain (a violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles)
3. skill, string to one's bow
4. pulling power
5. snatch, snatching (a quick violent robbery of a person by snatching their purse, usually in a public place)

Derived terms

• de un tirón
• ni a dos tirones
• ni a tres tirones
• tirón de bolso
• tirón de orejas

 

Related terms

• tirar
• tironear
• tironeo

 

Further reading

• “tirón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014