What does tug mean?
Definitions for tug
tʌgtug
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tug.
Princeton's WordNet
tug, jerknoun
a sudden abrupt pull
tugboat, tug, towboat, towerverb
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
tugverb
pull hard
"The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
tug, labor, labour, push, driveverb
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"
tugverb
tow (a vessel) with a tug
"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
lug, tote, tugverb
carry with difficulty
"You'll have to lug this suitcase"
tugverb
move by pulling hard
"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
tugverb
pull or strain hard at
"Each oar was tugged by several men"
tugverb
struggle in opposition
"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
Wiktionary
tugnoun
a sudden powerful pull
tugnoun
a tugboat
tugnoun
An act of masturbation
He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.
tugverb
to pull or drag with great effort
The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.
tugverb
to pull hard repeatedly
He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.
tugverb
to tow by tugboat
Etymology: From tuggen, toggen, from togian, from tugōnan, from dewk-. Cognate with togen, zogen, toga. Related to tee, tow.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tugnoun
Pull performed with the utmost effort.
Etymology: from the verb.
Downward by the feet he drew
The trembling dastard: at the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. Dryd.To Tugverb
Etymology: tigan, teogan , Saxon.
No more tug one another thus, nor moil yourselves; receive
Prise equal; conquests crown ye both: the lists to others leave. George Chapman, Iliads.These two massy pillars
With horrible confusion to and fro
He tugg’d, he shook, till down they came, and drew
Upon the heads of all that sat beneath,
The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder. John Milton.Take pains the genuine meaning to explore,
There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. Wentworth Dillon.Priest, beware thy beard;
I mean to tug it, and to cuff you soundly. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.There leaving him to his repose
Secured from the pursuit of foes,
And wanting nothing but a song,
And a well tun’d theorbo hung
Upon a bough, to ease the pain
His tugg’d ears suffer’d, with a strain. Hudibras, p. i.To Tugverb
The meaner sort will tug lustily at one oar. George Sandys.
Lead your thoughts to the galleys, there those wretched captives are chained to the oars they tug at. Boyle.
There is such tugging and pulling this way and that way. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.
Thus galley-slaves tug willing at their oar,
Content to work in prospect of the shore;
But would not work at all, if not constrained before. Dryd.We have been tugging a great while against the stream, and have almost weathered our point; a stretch or two more will do the work; but if instead of that we slacken our arms, and drop our oars, we shall be hurried back to the place from whence we set out. Joseph Addison, on the State of War.
Cast your good counsels
Upon his passion; let myself and fortune
Tug for the time to come. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.His face is black and full of blood,
His hands abroad display’d, as one that graspt
And tugg’d for life. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI. p. ii.They long wrestled and strenuously tugg’d for their liberty with a no less magnanimous than constant pertinacy. How.
Go now with some daring drug,
Bait thy disease, and while they tug,
Thou to maintain the cruel strife,
Spend the dear treasure of thy life. Richard Crashaw.
ChatGPT
tug
A tug is a force exerted to pull or drag something, usually in a specified direction. It can also refer to a short, sudden pull or jerk. In the context of boats or ships, a tug refers to a boat that is sturdy and powerful, designed to pull or push other larger vessels, particularly in crowded harbors or narrow channels.
Webster Dictionary
Tugverb
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
Tugverb
to pull; to pluck
Tugverb
to pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream
Tugverb
to labor; to strive; to struggle
Tugnoun
a pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort
Tugnoun
a sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles
Tugnoun
a small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat
Tugnoun
a trace, or drawing strap, of a harness
Tugnoun
an iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tug
tug, v.t. to pull with effort: to drag along.—v.i. to pull with great effort: to struggle:—pr.p. tug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. tugged.—n. a strong pull: a steam-vessel for towing ships: a strong rope.—ns. Tug′-boat, a strongly-built steamship for towing vessels; Tug′ger, one who tugs.—adv. Tug′gingly.—n. Tug′-of-war, a laborious contest: a contest in which opposing teams tug at the end of a rope, in their efforts to pull one another over a line marked on the ground between them. [Closely conn. with tuck and tow (v.).]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
tug
A vessel for towing in and out of harbours and the like. (See STEAM-TUG.)
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tug in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tug in a Sentence
We're seeing that struggle, that tug of war, that friction play out already this month, june hasn't been a straight shot to the moon. That's what you're likely going to see for the balance of the summer, not a bad thing.
There is this tug of war around inflation, inflation could be transitory but we need to keep an eye on the bond market due to massive federal spending.
I did learn early on that when you are holding the reins of leadership you should be careful not to tug on them too much -- you will find out they aren't connected to anything.
It's essentially a tug of war around industry supply chains and core technologies.
It was like a tug of war, all were going in different directions.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- Ruck, schleppen, zerrenGerman
- tirar, jalarSpanish
- nykäistä, hinata, kiskaista, kiskoa, nykäys, nykiä, riuhtoa, nykäisy, riuhtaista, raahataFinnish
- tirer, tirement, remorquerFrench
- strattone, trascinare, tirare, rimorchiareItalian
- kāhakihakiMāori
- trage, smuciRomanian
- буксировать, потянуть, тянуть, потащить, дёргать, рывок, отбуксировать, дёрнуть, тащитьRussian
- இழுபறிக்குப்Tamil
- sự kéo mạnhVietnamese
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