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    Tug
    /təɡ/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a hard or sudden pull: "another tug and it came loose"
    • 2. short for tugboat
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tugTug Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : an act or instance of tugging : pull. b. : a strong pulling force.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTUG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TUG definition: 1. to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force: 2. a boat with a powerful engine…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TUG meaning: 1. to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force: 2. a boat with a powerful engine…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tugTug - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › tugTUG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontug verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of tug verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryTUG - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    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 [...]

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUG | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    TUG meaning: 1. to pull something suddenly and strongly: 2. a sudden, strong pull on something 3. a boat used…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americantug verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    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.

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