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tug

[tuhg]

verb (used with object)

tugged, tugging 
  1. to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.

  3. to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat.



verb (used without object)

tugged, tugging 
  1. to pull with force or effort.

    to tug at a stuck drawer.

  2. to strive hard; labor; toil.

noun

  1. an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.

  2. a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle.

    the tug of young minds in a seminar.

  3. tugboat.

  4. that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.

  5. (on a harness)

    1. trace.

    2. any of various supporting or pulling parts.

tug

/ ʌɡ /

verb

  1. to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements

    the boy tugged at the door handle

  2. (tr) to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug

  3. (intr) to work; toil

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a strong pull or jerk

    he gave the rope a tug

  2. Also called: tugboat. towboat.a boat with a powerful engine, used for towing barges, ships, etc

  3. a hard struggle or fight

  4. a less common word for trace 2

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tugger noun
  • tugless adjective
  • untugged adjective
  • ˈٳܲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tug1

1175–1225; Middle English toggen to play-wrestle, contend; akin to Old English togian to tow 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tug1

C13: related to Old English ŧDz to tow 1
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Example Sentences

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But even the casting itself deliberately tugs on our own memories.

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In one confrontation, Mears lunged at a man and took a mobile phone from him after a "tug of war".

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The vessel will be the first zero-emission tug to support operations at the Port of Los Angeles, Arc said.

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