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nouna sudden abrupt pull
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nouna powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger shipstype of:
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verbcarry with difficulty
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"She tugged for years to make a decent living"verbstrive and make an effort to reach a goal
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"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"verbmove by pulling hard
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"The prisoner tugged at the chains" "This movie tugs at the heart strings"verbpull hard
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"Each oar was tugged by several men"verbpull or strain hard at
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"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"verbstruggle in opposition
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"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"verbtow (a vessel) with a tugtype of:
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