Complete Definition of "tug"

English

Pronunciation
tŭg, /t�ɡ/, /<tt>tVg</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�ɡ|Rhymes: -�ɡ

Noun
en-noun

  1. a sudden powerful pull
  2. nautical a tugboat

Derived terms
tug of war

Translations
trans-top|sudden pull
trans-mid
Russian: ��вок m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|tugg|ing

  1. transitive to pull or drag with great effort

#:The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.

  1. transitive to pull hard repeatedly

#:He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.

  1. transitive to tow by tugboat

Translations
trans-top|to pull with great effort
German: zerren
trans-mid
Russian: ��н���, �а�и��)
trans-bottom

trans-top|to pull repeatedly
German: zerren
trans-mid
Russian: д��га��
trans-bottom

trans-top|to tow by tugboat
Finnish: hinata
German: schleppen
trans-mid
Spanish: jalar, tirar
trans-bottom

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