突っ張る | Japanese meaning

突っ張る【つっぱる】

Frequency rank: 30,257. – 30,508.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen
to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to stick to one's guns
to act tough; to bluff; to be defiant; to be unruly

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to prop up (e.g. with a post); to support
to push out (one's legs or arms); to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall); to press
to thrust (one's opponent)sumo

Forms

突っ張る【つっぱる】Frequency rank: 30,257. – 30,508.
つっぱる

Generated definitions (experimental)

to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffen

This meaning is used to describe a physical state where muscles or other parts of the body become rigid or tense.

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My muscles cramped up and I couldn't move.

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His body was tense and stiffened.

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

This meaning refers to someone who firmly maintains their beliefs or opinions, refusing to back down even in the face of opposition.

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He stuck to his opinion and wouldn't listen to anyone else.

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She was insistent until the end and had no intention of giving in.

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

This meaning indicates behavior that displays a show of strength or defiance, often to intimidate others or assert dominance.

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He always acts tough and intimidates those around him.

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She exhibited a defiant attitude and acted unruly.

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

This meaning is used to describe physically supporting or holding something up, often referring to structure or stability.

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I put up a post to prop up the wall.

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I used wood to support the old bookshelf.

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

This meaning conveys the action of extending limbs or applying pressure outward, typically in a physical context.

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He stretched his arm out against the wall.

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I pushed out my legs to support my body.

to thrust (one's opponent)

This meaning is used in a more combative context, referring to the action of pushing or striking an opponent forcefully.

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He thrust his opponent back.

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She thrust back against her opponent.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to cramp up; to tighten; to stiffento insist on one's opinionmuscles cramp upa tension rodto overextenda standoff; a deadlockto act tough; to be defiantthe force of pushing/stretchingto stretch out one's legsto press one's arm against the wallto make something tense or tightto stick to one's guns regarding a claim or opinion

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