"dar cuerda" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: doy cuerda [first-person, present, singular], di cuerda [first-person, preterite, singular], dado cuerda [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to give rope”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to give rope}} “to give rope”, {{lit|to give rope}} Literally, “to give rope” Head templates: {{es-verb}} dar cuerda (first-person singular present doy cuerda, first-person singular preterite di cuerda, past participle dado cuerda)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to wind up (a toy, clock etc.) Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-dar_cuerda-es-verb-DEAMZw3-
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to get started Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-dar_cuerda-es-verb-ee0-gZ18 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 37 63

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