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tug

/təɡ/

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noun
a sudden abrupt pull
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jerk

type of:
pull pulling
noun
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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towboat tower tugboat

type of:
boat
verb
carry with difficulty
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lug tote

type of:
transport carry
verb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
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"She tugged for years to make a decent living"

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drive labor labour push

type of:
fight struggle
verb
move by pulling hard
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"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

type of:
displace move
verb
pull hard
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"The prisoner tugged at the chains" "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

type of:
attract draw draw in pull pull in
verb
pull or strain hard at
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"Each oar was tugged by several men"

type of:
pull draw
verb
struggle in opposition
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"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

type of:
struggle fight contend
verb
tow (a vessel) with a tug
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"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

type of:
tow

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