What does estirar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word estirar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use estirar in Spanish.

The word estirar in Spanish means stretch, smooth out, shoot up, stretch, kick the bucket, give up the ghost, bite the dust, stretch every penny, stretch your legs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word estirar

stretch

verbo transitivo (tirar de los extremos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Estiró las mangas del jersey para alargarlas.
He stretched out the arms of his jersey to make them longer.

smooth out

verbo transitivo (eliminar arrugas de algo)

Estiró el suéter para doblarlo sin arrugas.
She smoothed out the sweater so it wouldn't get wrinkled after folding it.

shoot up

verbo pronominal (crecer, ganar altura) (grow taller quickly)

Juan se ha estirado en los último meses, está más alto y más delgado.
Juan has shot up in the past few months. He's taller and thinner.

stretch

verbo transitivo (hacer rendir algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Estiró el presupuesto para que les llegara para todo.
He stretched his budget so there would be enough for everything.

kick the bucket, give up the ghost, bite the dust

locución verbal (coloquial (morir, fallecer) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los herederos del millonario están esperando a que estire la pata.
The millionaire's heirs are waiting for him to kick the bucket.

stretch every penny

locución verbal (AR, coloq (dinero: hacer que dure)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En esta crisis económica tenemos que estirar la plata como sea posible.

stretch your legs

locución verbal (coloquial (salir a dar un paseo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estoy cansada de estar en mi casa; voy a estirar las piernas.

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