jalar
Meanings
Verb
1. to pull (transitive, informal, chiefly Latin America, Canary Islands)
2. to draw (in); to attract (transitive, familiar)
3. to eat with great appetite (transitive, familiar)
4. to pull (together) (intransitive)
5. to hurry along; to get along (intransitive, familiar)
6. to function properly; to be in working order (intransitive, Mexico, familiar)
7. to work, to have a job (intransitive, Mexico)
8. to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university) (Peru, colloquial, transitive)
9. to masturbate (transitive, Mexico, vulgar, slang, reflexive, often with la, of a man)
Examples15
Ojalá no jale el examen de mañana.
I hope I don't fail tomorrow's exam
El circo jala a todos los hijos del pueblo.
The circus draws all the town's children.
Asu mano, jalé tres cursos este ciclo, weón.
Jeez man, I've failed three subjects this semester, bro
Las dramatizaciones lo jalan.
The plays appeal to him.
La niña le está jalando el pelo a su mamá.
The girl is pulling her mom's hair.
Dale una jalada.
Give it a pull.