tirón
Meanings
Noun
1. tug, pull, jerk
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)
Examples6
Le dio un fuerte tirón de pelo.
He gave the hair a sharp pull.
Fue expulsado por darle un tirón de la camiseta al rival.
He was expelled for giving the rival a pull of the shirt.
Tom es de los que duermen de un tirón.
Tom is a very sound sleeper.
Duermo de un tirón.
I sleep through the night.
Le pegó un buen tirón a la cuerda.
She gave a big pull on the rope.
Los amigos charlaron entre sí de un tirón.
The mates chatted with each other at a stretch.