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突っ張る

つっぱる

to brace against; to prop up; to go stiff or taut; to thrust (in sumo); to stubbornly stick to one's position

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Examples

  1. 壁に手を突っ張って体を支えた。

    かべにてをつっぱってからだをささえた。

    I braced my hands against the wall to hold myself up.

  2. 洗顔のあと、肌が突っ張る感じがする。

    せんがんのあと、はだがつっぱるかんじがする。

    After washing my face, my skin feels tight.

  3. 力士は相手の胸を何度も突っ張った。

    りきしはあいてのむねをなんどもつっぱった。

    The sumo wrestler thrust repeatedly at his opponent's chest.

  4. そこまで突っ張らずに、素直に謝ればいいのに。

    そこまでつっぱらずに、すなおにあやまればいいのに。

    He should stop digging his heels in and just apologise.

Common patterns

肌が突っ張る
one's skin feels tight
足を突っ張る
to brace one's legs
意地を突っ張る
to stubbornly refuse to give in

Memory tip

One image runs through every sense: pushing rigidly outward. Arms braced on a wall, skin pulled tight, a sumo thrust, an attitude that will not bend. The noun 突っ張り also means a tension rod and, in slang, a defiant delinquent.

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