Word

突っ張る

つっぱる
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns

  3. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly

  4. Godan verb · Transitive

    to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support

  5. Godan verb · Transitive

    to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press

  6. Godan verb · Transitive

    to thrust (one's opponent)

In Spanish

  1. jalarse; estirarse; tensarse; aferrarse

Other forms
突っぱる、つっ張る

Kanji in this word

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