What does botar in Spanish mean?

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

The word botar in Spanish means bounce, fire, launch, throw out, throw away, throw away, take out the garbage, be as camp as Christmas. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word botar

bounce

verbo transitivo (lanzar para rebotar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tienes que botar la pelota mientras te desplazas.
You have to bounce the ball as you walk.

fire

verbo transitivo (coloquial (echar a alguien) (from a job)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Si sigues llegando tarde, te van a botar del trabajo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. His girlfriend kicked him out when she learned he was cheating on her.

launch

verbo transitivo (bautizar un barco)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La madrina botó el barco y este zarpó por primera vez.
The patroness launched the boat and it sailed for the first time.

throw out, throw away

verbo transitivo (sacar, tirar)

(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.")
Tengo que reciclar las botellas antes de botar la basura.
I have to recycle the bottles before throwing them out.

throw away

verbo transitivo (coloquial (malgastar) (figurative)

(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.")
No botes el dinero, es difícil conseguirlo.
Don't throw away money, it's not easy getting it.

take out the garbage

(tirar la basura)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
She went to take out the garbage in her slippers.

be as camp as Christmas

locución verbal (AmL: potencialmente ofensivo (ser amanerado) (slang: pejorative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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