tug
[ tuhg ]
/ tʌg /
verb (used with object), tugged, tug·ging.
verb (used without object), tugged, tug·ging.
to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer.
to strive hard; labor; toil.
noun
Origin of tug
OTHER WORDS FROM tug
tug·ger, noun tug·less, adjective un·tugged, adjectiveWords nearby tug
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British Dictionary definitions for tug
tug
/ (tʌɡ) /
verb tugs, tugging or tugged
(when intr, sometimes foll by at)
to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements
the boy tugged at the door handle
(tr)
to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug
(intr)
to work; toil
noun
Derived forms of tug
tugger, nounWord Origin for tug
C13: related to Old English
tēon to
tow
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