tug in English dictionary

  • tug

    Meanings and definitions of "tug"

    • a sudden powerful pull
    • (nautical) a tugboat
    • (transitive) to pull or drag with great effort
    • (transitive) to pull hard repeatedly
    • (transitive) to tow by tugboat
    • noun
      a sudden powerful pull
    • noun
      (nautical)
      a tugboat
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
    • noun
      A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
    • noun
      (mining)
      An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
    • noun
      (slang)
      An act of masturbation
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to pull or drag with great effort
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to pull hard repeatedly
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to tow by tugboat
    • sudden pull
    • to pull with great effort
    • to pull repeatedly
    • A great force, applied in order that an object will move towards the origin of the force that was applied to it.
    • (nautical) a small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels ; a small towboat.
    • noun
      a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    • noun
      a sudden abrupt pull
    • verb
      carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
    • verb
      move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
    • verb
      pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
    • verb
      pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
    • verb
      tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

    Synonyms of "tug" in English dictionary

    jerk, tugboat, towboat are the top synonyms of "tug" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tug

    • tug ( plural  tugs)
    • tug ( third-person singular simple present tugs, present participle tugging, simple past and past participle tugged)
    • tug (plural tugs)
    • tug (third-person singular simple present tugs, present participle tugging, simple past and past participle tugged)
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