What does stirare in Italian mean?

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

The word stirare in Italian means iron, press, sniff, snort, strain, pull, stretch out. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word stirare

iron, press

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (indumento: lisciare) (clothing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nonostante ci abbia provato non sono mai riuscita a imparare a stirare le camicie.
Although I have tried, I have never been able to learn how to iron shirts.

sniff, snort

verbo intransitivo (gergale (sniffare cocaina) (slang)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

strain, pull

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (medicina: a un muscolo) (a muscle injury)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cadendo ho messo male un piede e mi sono stirata un muscolo.
I fell over awkwardly on my foot and strained (or: pulled) a muscle.

stretch out

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (distendere)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Ho stirato gambe e braccia e mi sono alzato dal letto.
I stretched my legs and arms out and got out of bed.

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