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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

Examples of tug

"She tugged for years to make a decent living"
"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
"The prisoner tugged at the chains"
"This movie tugs at the heart strings"
"Each oar was tugged by several men"
"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"