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1. (v.t.) tug
to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
2. tug
to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.
3. tug
to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat.
4. (v.i.) tug
to pull with force or effort.
5. tug
to strive hard; labor; toil.
6. (n.) tug
an act or instance of tugging; pull.
7. tug
a strenuous contest; struggle.
8. tug
that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME toggen to play-wrestle, contend; akin to OE togian to tow1)
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1. (noun) tug, jerk
a sudden abrupt pull
2. (verb) tugboat, tug, towboat, tower
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
3. (verb) tug
pull hard
"The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
4. (verb) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
"She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
5. (verb) tug
tow (a vessel) with a tug
"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
6. (verb) lug, tote, tug
carry with difficulty
"You'll have to lug this suitcase"
7. (verb) tug
move by pulling hard
"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
8. (verb) tug
pull or strain hard at
"Each oar was tugged by several men"
9. (verb) tug
struggle in opposition
"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
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1. (verb) tug
to pull with short hard pulls
The puppy tugged on/at his pants leg.; I tugged the door open.
2. (noun) tug
a short hard pull
A few tugs and it was open.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) TUG
a pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort
2. (noun) TUG
a sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles
3. (noun) TUG
a small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat
4. (noun) TUG
a trace, or drawing strap, of a harness
5. (noun) TUG
an iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed
6. (verb) TUG
to pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port
7. (verb) TUG
to pull; to pluck
8. (verb) TUG
to pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream
9. (verb) TUG
to labor; to strive; to struggle
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Sense: to pull (something) sharply and strongly
He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.
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 Afrikaans: trek |
 Arabic: يَسْحَب، يَجُر |
 Bulgarian: дърпам |
 Brazilian: puxar |
 Czech: trhnout |
 German: zerren |
 Danish: hive (i) |
 Greek: τραβώ με δύναμη, ρυμουλκώ |
 Spanish: tirar (de), dar un estiró |
 Estonian: tõmbama |
 Farsi: کشیدن |
 Finnish: nykiä |
 French: tirer (sur) |
 Hebrew: לִמשוֹך חָזָק |
 Hindi: झटके से खींचना |
 Croatian: potegnuti, trznuti |
 Hungarian: (meg)ránt |
 Indonesian: menarik |
 Icelandic: togaí |
 Italian: tirare |
 Japanese: 引っぱる |
 Korean: 세게 잡아당기다 |
 Lithuanian: trūktelėti |
 Latvian: strauji vilkt, []raut |
 Malay: menyentap |
 Dutch: rukken |
 Norwegian: dra i, hale, rykke; lugge |
 Polish: ciągnąć, szarpać |
 Persian: کشیدن |
 Pashto: ایستل |
 Portuguese: puxar |
 Romanian: a smuci |
 Russian: дёргать |
 Slovak: mykať, potiahnuť |
 Slovenian: močno vleči |
 Serbian: vući |
 Swedish: rycka, slita |
 Thai: ดึง |
 Turkish: kuvvetleçekmek/asılmak |
 Taiwanese: 用力拉(拖) |
 Ukrainian: смикати щосили; шарпати з |
 Urdu: جھٹکا دے کر کھينچنا |
 Vietnamese: kéo mạnh, lôi kéo |
 Chinese: 用力拉（拖） |
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