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1 quitar de un tirón
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2 paja
f.1 straw (hierba, caña).2 wank (British), jerkoff (United States) (very informal) (masturbation).3 light stuff, waffle, padding.4 faucet, spigot.5 garbage, insubstantial talk, rubbish, trash.* * *1 straw3 tabú (masturbación) wank\hacerse una paja tabú to wank, US jerk offmeter paja to wafflepor un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason at all* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Agr) straw; [de beber] straw; LAm (=leña) dried brushwoodhombre de paja — * front man *
- ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio2) (fig) trash, rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [en libro, ensayo] padding, waffle *3) *** (=masturbación)hacerse una paja, volarse la paja — CAm to wank ***, jerk off ***
4) And, Chile5) And, CAm(tb: paja de agua) (=grifo) tap, faucet (EEUU); (=canal) canal6) Cono Sur ** (=droga) dope **7) CAm ** (=mentira) lie, fib ** * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *Iadjetivo (Per fam) great (colloq)II1) (Agr, Bot) strawhacerse o (Chi, Per) correrse una or la paja — (vulg) to jerk off (vulg), to wank (BrE vulg)
hacerse pajas mentales — (vulg) to indulge in mental masturbation
tener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or (RPl) (la) cola de paja — to have a guilty conscience
ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio — to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's own
2) ( para beber) tb3)a) (fam) (en texto, discurso) padding, waffle (BrE colloq)b) (Col fam)hablar or echar paja — ( decir mentiras) to tell lies; ( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
4) (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)* * *paja11 = straw, chaff, hay.Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.* alpaca de paja = straw bale.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.* rellenar de paja = pad out.* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.* sombrero de paja = straw hat.* tejado de paja = thatched roof, thatch roof.paja22 = wank.Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse una paja = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + off.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* * *paja1paja2sombrero de paja straw hattecho de paja thatched roofhacerse pajas mentales ( vulg); to indulge in mental masturbationhacerse una or la paja ( vulg); to jerk off ( vulg), to wank ( BrE vulg), to have a wank ( BrE vulg)quítame allá esas pajas ( fam): arma un escándalo por cualquier quítame allá esas pajas she kicks up a fuss over the slightest little thing ( colloq)ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbor's eye and not the beam in one's owntener (el) rabo (Col, Ven) or ( RPl) (la) cola de paja to have a guilty conscienceCompuesto:B (para beber) tbpajita straw, drinking strawC(de) color paja straw-colored*Dtiene unos capítulos interesantes pero también hay mucha paja it has some interesting chapters but there's a lot of padding o waffle tooha escrito siete páginas pero es pura paja she's written seven pages but it's pure padding2agua de la paja tap water* * *
paja sustantivo femenino
1a) (Agr, Bot) straw;
techo de paja thatched roof
2
( charlar) to chat, gab (colloq)
3 (AmC) ( grifo) faucet (AmE), tap (BrE)
paja sustantivo femenino
1 straw
2 fam (relleno, palabrería) waffle
♦ Locuciones: separar el grano de la paja, to separate the sheep from the goats
se pelearon por un quítame allá esas pajas, they quarrelled about nothing
' paja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- grano
- guarnición
- hombre
- pajar
- polvo
- fardo
- haz
- pelele
English:
pad out
- padding
- straw
- straw hat
- straw man
- suck
- thatch
- thatched
- toss off
- waffle
- wank
- wisp
- faucet
- litter
- pad
- tap
* * *paja1 nf1. [hierba, caña] straw;casa con techo de paja thatched house, house with a thatched roof;por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing, over some silly little thing;separar la paja del grano to separate o sort out the wheat from the chaff;RDom Famno ser paja de coco to be no easy task;ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio to see the mote in one's neighbour's eye and not the beam in one's ownAndes, RP paja brava = tall, thick grass that grows on the altiplano and the pampas2. [para beber] (drinking) strawhas metido mucha paja en el trabajo your essay's got too much waffle o padding in itpaja mental:no son más que pajas mentales it's just mental masturbation;deja de hacerte pajas mentales y decídete quit o stop jerking around and make your mind uppaja2 adjPerú Fam wicked, brilliant* * *f straw;hacerse una o L.Am.por un quítame allá esas pajas over nothing* * *paja nf1) : straw* * *paja n1. (en general) straw2. (relleno) waffle -
3 machacar
v.1 to crush.Ella machaca las semillas She crushes the seeds.2 to bone up on(informal) (estudiar). (peninsular Spanish)3 to go on and on (informal) (insistir).4 to repeat over and over, to insist on, to drive into the ground, to repeat.Ella machaca sus razones She repeats over and over her reasons.5 to insist in harping on a subject.Ella machaca siempre She insists in harping on a subject always.* * *1 (triturar) to crush4 familiar (estudiar) to swot up on, US grind away at5 familiar (insistir en) to harp on about, go on about1 (estudiar) to swot up, cram, US grind\machacársela tabú to wank, US jerk offpor mí como si se la machaca tabú I couldn't give a toss* * *1. VT1) (=triturar) to crush2) * (=aniquilar) [+ contrincante] to thrash; [en discusión] to crush, flatten3) [+ precio] to slash4) * [+ lección, asignatura] to swot (up) *5) Esp * (=insistir sobre) to go on about6) (Baloncesto) * to dunk, slam dunk2. VI *1) Esp (=insistir) to go on¡no machaques! — don't go on so!, stop harping on about it!
hierro 1)machacar con o sobre algo — to go on about sth
2) (=empollar) to swot *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex. 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex. Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex. When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex. They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex. But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.----* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) ( pegar) to beat... to a pulpd) < precios> to slash2) (Esp fam)a) ( repetír)machacar un tema — to go on o harp on about a subject (colloq)
b) ( estudiar) to bone up on (colloq)2.machacar via) (fam) ( insistir)machacar con or sobre algo — to go on o harp on about something (colloq)
b) (fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq)3.machacarse v pron (fam) < dedo> to crush* * *= bust, batter, squash, crush, clobber, steamroller, pound, lick, mash, blow away.Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* machacársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* machacar un idea = squash + idea.* * *machacar [A2 ]vtA1 ‹ajo› to crush; ‹almendras› to grind, crush; ‹piedra› to crush, pound4 ‹precios› to slashB ( Esp)1 ( fam)(remachar): machácale bien lo que tiene que hacer make sure you drum into her what she has to dosiguen machacando los mismos puntos they're still going on about o harping on about the same points ( colloq)■ machacarvi1 ( fam)(insistir): machacar con or sobre algo to go on o harp on about sth ( colloq)1 ( fam); ‹dedo› to smash, crush2 ( Esp fam) ‹comida/bebida› to put away ( colloq), to polish off ( colloq); ‹trabajo› to polish off ( colloq); ‹dinero› to blow ( colloq)* * *
machacar ( conjugate machacar) verbo transitivo
‹ almendras› to grind, crush;
‹ piedra› to crush, pound
verbo intransitivo
machacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a golpes) to crush: hay que machacar los ajos, you have to crush the garlic
2 fam (vencer, derrotar) to crush, thrash: nos machacaron en la final, they thrashed us in the final
3 fam (estudiar) to study hard: aún me quedan por machacar dos lecciones, I still have to swot up on two lessons
4 fam (agotar, cansar) to exhaust, wear out: este trabajo me machaca, this job wears me out
II verbo intransitivo
1 fam (estudiar) to cram, US grind
2 fam (insistir) to harp on, go on: siempre machaca sobre lo mismo, she's always going on about the same thing
' machacar' also found in these entries:
English:
crush
- dead
- dent
- labour
- lick
- pound
- grind
- hammer
* * *♦ vt1. [desmenuzar] to crushsigue machacando las mismas ideas she keeps on trotting out the same old ideas6. [en baloncesto] to dunk♦ vi2. [en baloncesto] to dunk* * *I v/t1 ( triturar) crush2 fig ( vencer) thrash3 en baloncesto dunkII v/i2 en baloncesto dunk* * *machacar {72} vt1) : to crush, to grind2) : to beat, to poundmachacar vi: to insist, to go on (about)* * *machacar vb1. (triturar) to crush2. (vencer) to thrash3. (insistir) to go over / to go on -
4 cascar
v.1 to crack.cascar un huevo to crack an egg2 to damage, to harm (informal). (peninsular Spanish)3 to make croaky (informal) (la voz).4 to thump (informal) (pegar).5 to witter on (informal) (hablar). (peninsular Spanish)6 to hit, to bop.* * *1 (romper) to crack1 (romperse) to crack2 (la voz) to become harsh, become hoarse\cascársela tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ nuez] to crack; [+ huevo] to break, crack; [+ taza, plato] to chip2) * (=pegar)cuando se entere tu padre, te casca — when your father finds out, he'll thump you o give you a bashing *
cuando se pelea con sus amigos, siempre le cascan — when he fights with his friends they always give him a bashing *
3) * (=poner)me cascaron una multa por aparcar mal — I was landed with o slapped with a fine for parking in the wrong place *
4) (=chivar) to squeal *, tell *5)- cascarla2.VI * (=charlar) to chatter, natter *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex. While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex. I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.----* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <nuez/huevo> to crack; < taza> to chip2) (fam) to knock... about3) (Esp fam) <multa/pena>me cascaron una multa de 5.000 pesetas — I got a 5,000 peseta fine
2.cascarla — (fam) to peg out (colloq), to kick the bucket (colloq)
cascar vi1) (Esp fam) ( charlar) to chat2) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away3.cascarse v pronb) ( pegarse) (recípr)c) (Esp fam) ( estropearse) to break* * *= crack, whittle on about, shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.* cascársela = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wank.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* * *cascar [A2 ]vtA ‹nuez/huevo› to crack; ‹taza› to chipC( Esp fam) ‹multa/pena› me cascaron una multa de 30 euros I got a 30 euro fine, they hit me with a 30 euro fine ( colloq)le cascaron cinco años en chirona they gave him five years, he got five years ( colloq)■ cascarvi■ cascarse1 «huevo» to crack; «taza» to chip* * *
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
' cascar' also found in these entries:
English:
crack
- chip
* * *♦ vt1. [romper] to crack;cascar un huevo to crack an eggEsp Vulgcomo no te calles, te casco una hostia if you don't shut up, I'll smash your face in♦ viEsp Fam2. [morir] to kick the bucket* * *I v/t1 crack; algo quebradizo break2 fig famwhack fam3:cascarla peg out fam II v/i famchat* * *cascar {72} vt: to crack (a shell) -
5 cascársela
tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *(v.) = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wankEx. It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.Ex. Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.* * *(v.) = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wankEx: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
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6 hacerse una paja
tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *(v.) = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + offEx. Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.Ex. It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.* * *(v.) = wank, jerk + Reflexivo + offEx: Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.
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7 machacársela
tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *(v.) = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wankEx. It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.Ex. Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.* * *(v.) = jerk + Reflexivo + off, wankEx: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
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8 menear
v.1 to move.El perro meneó su cola The dog waggles his tail.2 to get moving.* * *1 (moverse) to move2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up), get a move on\de no te menees familiar a hell of ameneársela tabú to wank, US jerk off* * *1. VT1) [+ cola] to wag; [+ cabeza] to shake; [+ líquido] to stir; [+ pelo] to toss; [+ caderas] to swing2) [+ asunto] to get on with, get moving on; [+ negocio] to handle, conduct3)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) (fam) <asunto/problema> to go on about (colloq)2.menearse v prona) ( con inquietud) to fidgetb) ( provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsc) (fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up* * *= stir, wiggle.Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex. I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.----* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.* menearse = twitch.* * *1.verbo transitivob) (fam) <asunto/problema> to go on about (colloq)2.menearse v prona) ( con inquietud) to fidgetb) ( provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsc) (fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up* * *= stir, wiggle.Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.
Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.* menear el esqueleto = trip the light fantastic.* menearse = twitch.* * *menear [A1 ]vt1 ‹rabo› to wag; ‹cabeza› to shakecaminaba meneando las caderas she wiggled her hips as she walked■ menearse1 (con inquietud) to fidget2 (provocativamente) to wiggle one's hipsde no te menees ( Esp fam): se armó un escándalo de no te menees there was one hell of a scandal ( colloq), the shit really hit the fan (sl)3 ( fam) (apresurarse) to hurry up* * *
menear ( conjugate menear) verbo transitivo ‹ rabo› to wag;
‹ cabeza› to shake;
‹ caderas› to wiggle
menearse verbo pronominal
menear verbo transitivo
1 to shake, move: mira cómo menea a la muñeca, look how he shakes the doll
2 (el rabo) to wag, waggle
' menear' also found in these entries:
English:
swing
- wag
- whisk
- wriggle
- sway
* * *♦ vt1. [mover] to move;[cabeza] to shake; [cola] to wag; [caderas] to wiggle;el viento meneaba las aguas the wind ruffled the water;Ven Fammenear la mata to shake things up2. [activar] to get moving;Fammás vale no menearlo o [m5]meneallo: el tema ése, más vale no menearlo o [m5] meneallo it would be best not to mention that subject* * *v/t1 ( agitar) shakemenear la cola wag its tail;menear la cabeza shake one’s head* * *menear vt1) : to shake (one's head)2) : to sway, to wiggle (one's hips)3) : to wag (a tail)4) : to stir (a liquid)* * *menear vb -
9 manuela
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10 pelar
v.1 to cut the hair of (person).2 to peel (fruta, patatas).3 to pluck (aves).pelar la pava to flirt, to have a lovey-dovey conversation (novios)4 to fleece (informal) (dejar sin dinero).* * *1 (persona) to cut somebody's hair2 (animal - quitar las plumas) to pluck; (- quitar la piel) to skin3 (fruta, patata, etc) to peel1 (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut2 (piel) to be peeling\correr que se las pela familiar to run like madpelarse de frío familiar to freezeser duro,-a de pelar familiar to be a tough nut to crack* * *verb- pelarse* * *1. VT1) (=rapar)lo han pelado al cero o al rape — they've cropped his hair *, they've completely shaved his hair off
2) [+ fruta, patata] to peel; [+ habas, mariscos] to shell3) (=despellejar) to skin; (=desplumar) to pluck4) † (=criticar) to flay, criticize5) † (=quitar el dinero a) to clean out *, fleece *6) † (=matar) to do in **, bump off **7) LAm (=azotar) to beat up *8)2. VI1) Cono Sur (=cotillear) to gossip2) Esp*que pela: hace un frío que pela — it's bitterly cold
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <fruta/zanahoria> to peel; <habas/marisco> to shell; < caramelo> to unwrapb) < ave> to pluck2) ( rapar)lo pelaron al cero or al rape or (Méx) a jícara — they cropped his hair very short
3) (fam) ( en el juego) to clean... out (colloq)4) (Chi fam) < persona> to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)2.pelar via)que pela — (fam)
b) (Chi fam) ( chismear) to gossip (maliciously)3.pelarse v prona) ( a causa del sol) persona to peel; cara/hombros (+ me/te/le etc) to peelb) (caus) (fam) ( cortarse el pelo) to get o have one's hair cutque se las pela — (fam) <ir/corner> like the wind (colloq)
* * *= peel apart, peel off, peel, shell, shuck, peeling, husk.Ex. The databases allows the user to peel apart a digital human body like the layers of an onion to reveal the organs within.Ex. If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex. In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.Ex. At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.Ex. All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.Ex. The installation of a peel remover for the peeling of tomatoes is described.Ex. For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.----* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* pelarse = flake off, flake.* posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.* que se está pelando = flaking.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <fruta/zanahoria> to peel; <habas/marisco> to shell; < caramelo> to unwrapb) < ave> to pluck2) ( rapar)lo pelaron al cero or al rape or (Méx) a jícara — they cropped his hair very short
3) (fam) ( en el juego) to clean... out (colloq)4) (Chi fam) < persona> to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)2.pelar via)que pela — (fam)
b) (Chi fam) ( chismear) to gossip (maliciously)3.pelarse v prona) ( a causa del sol) persona to peel; cara/hombros (+ me/te/le etc) to peelb) (caus) (fam) ( cortarse el pelo) to get o have one's hair cutque se las pela — (fam) <ir/corner> like the wind (colloq)
* * *= peel apart, peel off, peel, shell, shuck, peeling, husk.Ex: The databases allows the user to peel apart a digital human body like the layers of an onion to reveal the organs within.
Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.Ex: At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.Ex: All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.Ex: The installation of a peel remover for the peeling of tomatoes is described.Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.* correr que se las pela = run for + Posesivo + life.* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* pelarse = flake off, flake.* posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.* que pela = piping hot, baking hot.* que se está pelando = flaking.* * *pelar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹fruta/zanahoria› to peel; ‹guisantes/marisco› to shell; ‹caramelo› to unwrap¿te pelo la manzana? shall I peel your apple for you?B1(rapar): lo pelaron al cero or al rape or ( Méx) a jícara they cropped his hair very short, they scalped him ( colloq)2me pelaron they cleaned me out o left me without a cent o a penny ( colloq)■ pelarvi1el agua está que pela the water's boiling (hot) ( colloq)■ pelarse1 (a causa del sol) «persona» to peel; «cara/espalda/hombros» (+ me/te/le etc) to peelme estoy pelando I'm peelingse te están pelando los brazos your arms are peelingvoy a pelarme I'm going to get my hair cut… que se las pela ( fam): miente que se las pela he lies like anything o like nobody's business ( colloq)corre que se las pela she runs like the wind ( colloq)se las peló para Argentina he went off to Argentina ( colloq)yo me las pelo I'm off ( colloq)* * *
pelar ( conjugate pelar) verbo transitivo
1
‹habas/marisco› to shell;
‹ caramelo› to unwrap
2 ( rapar): lo pelaron al cero or al rape they cropped his hair very short
3 (fam) ( en el juego) to clean … out (colloq)
4 (Chi fam) ‹ persona› to badmouth (AmE colloq), to slag off (BrE colloq)
pelarse verbo pronominal ( a causa del sol) [ persona] to peel;
[cara/hombros] (+ me/te/le etc) to peel;
pelar verbo transitivo
1 (piel, fruta) to peel
2 (un ave) to pluck
3 fam (cortar el pelo a) to cut the hair of
♦ Locuciones: hace un frío que pela, it's freezing cold
duro de pelar, a hard nut
' pelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ser
English:
exfoliate
- for
- peel
- shell
- skin
- pare
- scrape
* * *♦ vt1. [fruta, patatas] to peel;[guisantes, marisco] to shell2. [cable] to strip;[caramelo] to unwrap3. [aves] to pluck;[conejos] to skin; Fampelar la pava [novios] to flirt, to have a lovey-dovey conversation;Carib [adular] to flatterme han pelado I've been scalped;lo pelaron al cero he had his head shaved♦ viFamhace un frío que pela it's freezing cold;RP Famestá que pela [caliente] it's boiling (hot);Ven Fam* * *hace un frío que pela fam it’s freezing* * *pelar vt1) : to peel, to shell2) : to skin3) : to pluck4) : to remove hair from* * *pelar vb1. (fruta, patata, zanahoria) to peel¿te pelo la naranja? shall I peel your orange for you?2. (guisantes, frutos secos, huevo) to shell -
11 pelarse
1 (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut2 (piel) to be peeling* * ** * *VPR1) (=cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut2) [nariz, hombros] to peel3)pelárselas * —
me las pelo — I'm off *
4) Méx ** (=morir) to kick the bucket *** * *(v.) = flake off, flakeEx. Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.Ex. Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.* * *(v.) = flake off, flakeEx: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.* * *
■pelarse verbo reflexivo
1 fam (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut
2 (caérsele a uno la piel) to peel
' pelarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelar
English:
peel
- fray
* * *vpr1. [piel, espalda] to peel;te estás pelando you're peeling;se me está pelando la cara my face is peelingtengo que ir a que me pelen I've got to go and get my hair cut5. CompFampelarse de frío to be frozen stiff, to be freezing cold;Famcorre que se las pela she runs like the wind* * *v/r* * *vr1) : to peel* * *pelarse vb1. (nariz, cara, etc) to peel2. (pelo) to have your hair cut¡te has pelado! you've had your hair cut! -
12 jalar
v.1 to pull, to haul, to tug, to drag.Ella jala el vagón She pulls the wagon.2 to be going steady.Ellos jalan desde ayer They are going steady since yesterday.3 to leave, to go away.El chico jaló al verme The boy left when he saw me.4 to rob, to steal, to swipe.* * *1 (tirar de) to pull, heave* * *1. VT2) Méx * (=llevar) to pick up, give a lift to3) LAm (Pol) to draw, attract, win4) LAm (=trabajar) to work hard at6) Esp * (=comer) to eat2. VI1) LAm (=tirar) to pulljalar de — to pull at, tug at
2) Méx*eso le jala — she's big on that *, she's a fan of that
3) LAm (=irse) to go off5) LAm (=trabajar) to work hard6) And ** [estudiante] to flunk *, fail7) Méx (=exagerar) to exaggerate8) ** (=correr) to run9) Méx (=tener influencia) to have pull *10) And ** (=fumar) to smoke dope *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (AmL exc CS) ( tirar de) to pullme jaló la manga — he pulled o tugged at my sleeve
b) (Méx) ( agarrar y acercar) <periódico/libro> to pick up, take; < silla> to draw upc) (Méx) ( atraer)2) (Per arg) < alumno> to fail, flunk (esp AmE colloq)3) (Per fam) (en automóvil, moto) to give... a lift o ride2.jalar vi1) (AmL exc CS) ( tirar) to pulljalarle a algo — (Col fam) to be into something (colloq)
jalar con alguien — (Méx fam) ( llevarse bien) to get on o along well with somebody; ( unirse a)
2)a) (Méx fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)b) (Col, Méx fam) ( irse) to go3) (Per fam)a) ( beber) to booze (colloq)b) ( inhalar cocaína) to have a snort (colloq)4) (Méx fam) motor/aparato to work¿cómo van los negocios? - jalando, jalando — how's business? - oh, not so bad (colloq)
3.jalar CON alguien — to date somebody, go out with somebody
jalarse v pron1) (Méx) (enf) jalar 1) b)2) (Méx) (enf)a) ( irse) to gob) ( venir) to comejálate a mi casa — come round o over to my house
3) (Col, Méx fam) ( emborracharse) to get tight (colloq)* * *----* jalarse = scoff.* jalárselo todo = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way through.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (AmL exc CS) ( tirar de) to pullme jaló la manga — he pulled o tugged at my sleeve
b) (Méx) ( agarrar y acercar) <periódico/libro> to pick up, take; < silla> to draw upc) (Méx) ( atraer)2) (Per arg) < alumno> to fail, flunk (esp AmE colloq)3) (Per fam) (en automóvil, moto) to give... a lift o ride2.jalar vi1) (AmL exc CS) ( tirar) to pulljalarle a algo — (Col fam) to be into something (colloq)
jalar con alguien — (Méx fam) ( llevarse bien) to get on o along well with somebody; ( unirse a)
2)a) (Méx fam) ( apresurarse) to hurry up, get a move on (colloq)b) (Col, Méx fam) ( irse) to go3) (Per fam)a) ( beber) to booze (colloq)b) ( inhalar cocaína) to have a snort (colloq)4) (Méx fam) motor/aparato to work¿cómo van los negocios? - jalando, jalando — how's business? - oh, not so bad (colloq)
3.jalar CON alguien — to date somebody, go out with somebody
jalarse v pron1) (Méx) (enf) jalar 1) b)2) (Méx) (enf)a) ( irse) to gob) ( venir) to comejálate a mi casa — come round o over to my house
3) (Col, Méx fam) ( emborracharse) to get tight (colloq)* * ** jalarse = scoff.* jalárselo todo = scoff + the lot, eat + Posesivo + way through.* * *jalar [A1 ]vtA1 ( AmL exc CS) (tirar de) to pull¡jalen ese cable! pull on that cable!me jalaba la manga she was pulling at o tugging at my sleevejalar la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the lavatory[ S ] jale pull2( Méx) (agarrar): jaló el periódico y se puso a leer he picked up o took the newspaper and began to readjaló una silla y se sentó she drew up o took a chair and sat down3( Méx) (atraer): ahora lo jalan más sus amigos he's more interested in seeing his friends these dayslo jalan mucho hacia sus gustos his tastes are very much influenced by them, they influence him a great deal in his tastesD( Per fam) (en automóvil, moto): ¿me puedes jalar hasta el centro? could you give me a lift o a ride into town?■ jalarviA ( AmL exc CS) (tirar) to pulltodos tenemos que jalar parejo we all have to pull togetherjalar DE algo to pull sthno le jales del pelo a tu hermana don't pull your sister's hairjalarle a algo ( Col fam): ¿quién le jala a un partido de ajedrez? who's for a game of chess?, who fancies a game of chess? ( BrE)ahora le jala a la política she's into politics now ( colloq)nunca jalaba con nosotros cuando hacíamos fiestas he never used to join in when we had partiesBjala or jálale, que van a cerrar get a move on o hurry up, they're closingjálale por el pan go and get the breadestaba tan oscuro, que no sabía para dónde jalar it was so dark, I didn't know which way to gojala por la izquierda turn left, take a left ( colloq)2 (inhalar cocaína) to have a snort ( colloq)¿cómo te va? — jalando how's it going? — oh, all right o OK o not too bad ( colloq)¿cómo van los negocios? — jalando, jalando how's business? — oh, not so bad ( colloq)■ jalarseA1 (irse) to goyo me jalo por los refrescos I'll go for o I'll get the drinksse jalaron con los libros they went off with the books2 (venir) to comejálate a mi casa come round o over to my houseFse jaló un partido excelente he played an excellent match* * *
jalar ( conjugate jalar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ me jaló la manga he pulled o tugged at my sleeve
‹ silla› to draw up
2 (Per arg) ‹ alumno› to fail, flunk (esp AmE colloq)
3 (Per fam) (en automóvil, moto) to give … a lift o ride
verbo intransitivo
1 (AmL exc CS) ( tirar) to pull;
jalar de algo to pull sth;
2
◊ ¡jálale! hurry up!
3 (Méx fam) [motor/aparato] to work;
¿cómo van los negocios? — jalando, jalando how's business? — oh, not so bad (colloq)
5 (AmC fam) [ pareja] to date, go out;
[ persona] jalar CON algn to date sb, go out with sb
jalarse verbo pronominal
1 (Méx) ( enf) See Also→ jalar verbo transitivo 1b
2 (Méx) ( enf)
3 (Col, Méx fam) ( emborracharse) to get tight (colloq)
jalar verbo transitivo & vi fam to eat
' jalar' also found in these entries:
English:
heave
- pull
- tug
- yank
* * *♦ vt[suavemente] to tug;jalar la cadena to pull the chain, to flush (the toilet);jalar un cajón to pull out a drawer;lo jaló de la manga she pulled his sleeve;jalar el pelo a alguien to pull sb's hair;Méx, Venjaló al niño hasta la escuela she dragged the child to school;Famjalar la lengua a alguien to draw sb out;Famjalar las orejas a alguien to bawl sb out;Ven Famjalar mecate (a alguien) [adular] to crawl (to sb)jaló tanto el suéter que lo deformó she stretched the sweater out of shape4. Méx Fam [convencer]lo jalaron para que participara en la campaña they talked him into joining the campaign¿cuánto te jalaron por esos zapatos? how much did they sting you for when you bought those shoes?[dinero] to eat up♦ vijale [en letrero] pulljala a la derecha en la tercera calle take the third street on the right;jálale por la leche, que ya van a cerrar go for some milk, the shop will be closing soon;cada uno jaló por su lado they all headed off their own way¿en qué jalas? what are you working on?este reloj es muy viejo pero todavía jala this watch is very old, but it's still hanging on in there;¿cómo van los estudios? – jalando how are your studies going? – OK o not bad;el negocio está jalando muy bien the business is coming along nicelydejen de platicar y jálenle, que se hace tarde stop gabbing and get a move on, it's latejalar parejo [compartir el gasto] to go halves;si queremos resolver el problema hay que jalar parejo if we want to solve the problem we'll all have to pull our weight;no jalar con alguien: éramos compañeras de primaria, pero nunca jalé con ella we were at the same primary school, but we were never friends♦ See also the pronominal verb jalarse, halarse* * *I v/t1 L.Am.¿te jala el arte? do you feel drawn to art?a lift toII v/i1 L.Am.pull4 fam:jalar hacia head toward;jalar para la casa clear off home fam* * *jalar vt1) : to pull, to tuglas ideas nuevas lo jalan: new ideas appeal to himjalar vi1) : to pull, to pull togetheresta máquina no jala: this machine doesn't work -
13 frotar
v.to rub.Ellos restriegan la ropa They scrub the clothes.* * *1 to rub\frotarse las manos to rub one's hands together* * *verb* * *1.VT to rub; [+ fósforo] to strike2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rub2.* * *= rub, massage, rub together.Ex. Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.Ex. 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.Ex. After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.----* aceite para frotar = rubbing oil.* bálsamo para frotar = rubbing oil.* frotar con un cepillo = brush.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* untar frotando = rub.* * *1.verbo transitivo/ intransitivo to rub2.* * *= rub, massage, rub together.Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.Ex: After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.* aceite para frotar = rubbing oil.* bálsamo para frotar = rubbing oil.* frotar con un cepillo = brush.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.* untar frotando = rub.* * *frotar [A1 ]vtto rubfrótalo bien para darle brillo rub it well o give it a good rub to bring out the shinefrotar dos palos to rub two sticks together■ frotarvito rub■ frotarse* * *
frotar ( conjugate frotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to rub
frotarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ojos/rodillas› to rub;
‹ manos› to rub … together
frotar vtr, frotarse verbo reflexivo to rub
♦ Locuciones: frotarse las manos, to rub one's hands together: se frotaba las manos pensando en lo rico que sería, he rubbed his hands together as he thought about how rich he would become
' frotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frotarse
- genio
English:
rub
- scrub out
* * *♦ vt[rozar, masajear] to rub; [al fregar] to scrub♦ vi[rozar, masajear] to rub; [al fregar] to scrub* * *v/t rub* * *frotar vt1) : to rub2) : to strike (a match)* * * -
14 chaqueta
f.jacket.chaqueta de chándal tracksuit top* * *1 jacket\cambiar de chaqueta familiar to change sides, be a turncoatser más vago,-a que la chaqueta de un guardia familiar to be bone idlechaqueta de punto cardiganchaqueta de smoking dinner jacket* * *noun f.* * *SF jacket* * *1) (Indum) jacketcambiar de chaqueta or (Chi) darse vuelta la chaqueta — (fam) to change sides
2) (Col) (Odont) crown* * *= jacket.Ex. First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.----* chaqueta de cuero = leather jacket.* chaqueta de piel = leather jacket.* chaqueta sport = blazer.* * *1) (Indum) jacketcambiar de chaqueta or (Chi) darse vuelta la chaqueta — (fam) to change sides
2) (Col) (Odont) crown* * *= jacket.Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.
* chaqueta de cuero = leather jacket.* chaqueta de piel = leather jacket.* chaqueta sport = blazer.* * *A ( Indum) jacketCompuesto:( Esp) blazer* * *
chaqueta sustantivo femenino
1 (Indum) jacket;
2 (Col) (Odont) crown
chaqueta sustantivo femenino jacket
traje de chaqueta, suit
♦ Locuciones: cambiar de chaqueta, to change sides
' chaqueta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calurosa
- caluroso
- casaca
- entallada
- entallado
- milrayas
- saco
- solapa
- torera
- abotonar
- abrir
- abrochar
- achicar
- calor
- campera
- chaleco
- chamarra
- chompa
- componer
- conjunto
- cruzado
- cuero
- encima
- estropear
- frac
- marinera
- prestado
- raja
- volver
- zamarra
English:
blazer
- cardigan
- conceal
- double-breasted
- fasten up
- flick
- jacket
- light
- lined
- single-breasted
- suit
- tuxedo
- wet
- bomber
- coat
- fit
- trouser
* * *chaqueta nf[de traje, de cuero] jacket; [de punto] cardigan; Esp chaqueta de chándal tracksuit top* * *f jacket;POL change sides* * *chaqueta nf: jacket* * *chaqueta n1. (de tejido fuerte) jacket2. (de punto) cardigan -
15 menearse
1 (moverse) to move2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up), get a move on* * *VPR1) [gen] to shake; [cola] to wag; (=contonearse) to swing, swayyo de aquí no me meneo — I'm staying right here, I'm staying put
de no te menees * —
2) (=apresurarse) to get a move on¡menearse! — get going!, jump to it!
* * *(v.) = twitchEx. He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.* * *(v.) = twitchEx: He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.
* * *vpr1. [moverse] to move (about);[agitarse] to shake; [oscilar] to sway;siéntate ahí y ni te menees sit there and don't move o budge2. [darse prisa, espabilarse] to get a move onEsp4. CompEsp Famde no te menees: un susto de no te menees a hell of a scare;es un idiota de no te menees he's a complete idiot;cogí un resfriado de no te menees I caught a stinking cold* * *v/r1 ( moverse) fidget2 ( apresurarse) hurry up* * *vr1) : to wiggle one's hips2) : to fidget -
16 ja
ja► interjección ¡ja, ja!* * *IEXCL ha!II** SF (=mujer) wife; (=novia) bird **, chick (EEUU) *** * *interjección ha!* * *interjección ha!* * *ja, ja, jaha, ha!* * *
ja interjección
ha!
ja exclamación
1 (negación) ha!, come on!
2 (risa) ¡ja, ja!, ha ha!
'ja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añejo
- bajo
- brujo
- cabizbajo
- canijo
- cojo
- complejo
- conejo
- desprolijo
- fijo
- flojo
- guaje
- hijo
- infrarrojo
- majo
- mijo
- parejo
- pelirrojo
- pendejo
- perplejo
- pijo
- prolijo
- reflejo
- rojo
- viejo
English:
ha ha
- bugger
- jerk
- off
- rabbit
- red
* * *ja interjFam1. [expresando risa] ha!2. [expresando desafío] ha!;ya verás como te gano – ¡ja!, que te lo has creído I'll beat you, just you wait and see – ha, that's what you think!* * *jaint ha!;ja, ja! ha, ha! -
17 cascarse
1 (romperse) to crack2 (la voz) to become harsh, become hoarse* * *VPR1) (=romperse) [nuez] to crack; [huevo] to break, crack; [taza, plato] to chip2)* * *
■cascarse verbo reflexivo to crack
' cascarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cascar
English:
chip
* * *vpr1. [romperse] to crack* * *v/r crack, chip* * *vr: to crack, to chip -
18 cascársela***
to wank ***, jerk off *** -
19 frotarse
VPR to rub, chafefrotársela — *** to have a wank ***, jerk off (EEUU) ***
* * *
frotar vtr, frotarse verbo reflexivo to rub
♦ Locuciones: frotarse las manos, to rub one's hands together: se frotaba las manos pensando en lo rico que sería, he rubbed his hands together as he thought about how rich he would become
' frotarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frotar
* * *vprfrotarse las manos [por frío, entumecimiento] to rub one's hands (together);[regocijarse] to rub one's hands (with glee)* * *v/r rub;frotarse las manos rub one’s hands; fig rub one’s hands with glee* * *vr: to rub (together) -
20 tocarse
1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other* * *IVPR1) [uso reflexivo]- tocárselas2) [uso recíproco] to touch3) LAm ** (=drogarse) to be a junkie *II1.VT [+ pelo] to do, arrange, set2.See:tocarseIIIVPR to cover one's head, put on one's hat* * *
■tocarse verbo reflexivo to touch
(uno a otro) to touch each other
' tocarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tocar
English:
touch
* * *vpr1. [palpar] to touch;no te toques la cicatriz don't touch the scar2. [estar en contacto] to touch;las dos mesas se tocan the two tables are touching3. [cubrirse la cabeza] to cover one's head;se tocó con un sombrero de fieltro he donned a felt hat* * *v/r touch
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jerk off — slang, perform male masturbation, by 1896, from JERK (Cf. jerk) (v.) denoting rapid pulling motion + OFF (Cf. off). Farmer & Henley also list as synonyms jerk (one s) jelly and jerk (one s) juice. The noun jerk off or jerkoff as an emphatic form… … Etymology dictionary
Jerk-off — may refer to:Biology*Jerk off or Jerking off, the act of masturbationEntertainment* Jerk Off , a song by progressive rock band Tool from their 1992 debut EP Opiate … Wikipedia
jerk off — v. i. To masturbate. [vulgar slang] Syn: whack off. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jerk-off — ☆ jerk off [jʉrk′ôf΄ ] [Vulgar Slang] Vulgar Slang adj. 1. of or having to do with masturbation 2. obnoxious, stupid, contemptible, etc. n. JERK1 (n. 3) … English World dictionary
jerk off — verb get sexual gratification through self stimulation • Syn: ↑masturbate, ↑wank, ↑fuck off, ↑she bop, ↑jack off • Derivationally related forms: ↑jerk off, ↑wank ( … Useful english dictionary
jerk off — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jerk off : present tense I/you/we/they jerk off he/she/it jerks off present participle jerking off past tense jerked off past participle jerked off mainly American impolite to masturbate … English dictionary
jerk-off — /jerrk awf , of /, n. Slang (vulgar). 1. a stupid, bumbling, foolish, or lazy person; jerk. 2. an act of masturbating. [1965 70; n. use of v. phrase jerk off] * * * … Universalium
jerk off — vb to masturbate. An Americanism which has gained currency throughout the Eng lish speaking world since the late 1960s when it became a hippy and student vogue term. The phrase existed in British English in the 19th century but was never… … Contemporary slang
jerk off — PHRASAL VERB: V P, V n P To jerk off means to masturbate. [INFORMAL, RUDE] … English dictionary
jerk-off — noun terms of abuse for a masturbator • Syn: ↑tosser, ↑wanker • Derivationally related forms: ↑wank (for: ↑wanker), ↑jerk off • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
jerk off — 1. noun an annoying person. 2. verb a) To quickly pull something (or someone) off of something (or someone) b) To masturbate, usually a male. See Also: jerk … Wiktionary