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- DictionaryTug/təɡ/
verb
- 1. pull (something) hard or suddenly: "she tugged off her boots"
noun
- 1. a hard or sudden pull: "another tug and it came loose"
- 2. short for tugboat
1. a. : an act or instance of tugging : pull. b. : a strong pulling force.
TUG definition: 1. to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force: 2. a boat with a powerful engine…. Learn more.
TUG meaning: 1. to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force: 2. a boat with a powerful engine…. Learn more.
To tug is to forcefully pull or drag something. You might need your sister's help to tug your knee-high boots off at the end of a long day. A child might tug at his parent's arm and a commuter might tug a rolling suitcase behind her as she enters a subway car.
to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer. to strive hard; labor; toil. noun. an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul. a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle: the tug of young minds in a seminar. tugboat. that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.
tug. 7 meanings: 1. to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements 2. to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug 3. to work; toil 4. a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of tug verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'tug' 1. If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull. [...] 2. A tug or a tug boat is a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port. [...] More. Conjugations of 'tug' present simple: I tug, you tug [...] past simple: I tugged, you tugged [...]
TUG meaning: 1. to pull something suddenly and strongly: 2. a sudden, strong pull on something 3. a boat used…. Learn more.
to pull someone or something to a particular place with a lot of effort: to pull a car, boat, or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: to pull someone or something hard in a particular direction: See tug in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: tug.