突っ張る [つっぱる] /(v5r,vi) (1) to cramp up/to tighten/to stiffen/(v5r,vi) (2) to be insistent/to persist (in one's opinion)/to stick to one's guns/(v5r,vi) (3) to act tough/to bluff/to be defiant/to be unruly/(v5r,vt) (4) to prop up (e.g. with a post)/to support/(v5r,vt) (5) to push out (one's legs or arms)/to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall)/to press/(v5r,vt) (6) {sumo} to thrust (one's opponent)/(P)/EntL1610410/