Definition of tug Tug
/tʌˈg/ - [tug] - tug
We found 29 definitions of tug from 7 different sources.
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What does tug mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tugs |
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| tug - a sudden abrupt pull | ||
| jerk | ||
| pulling, pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" | ||
| tug - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships | ||
| tugboat, towboat, tower | ||
| boat a small vessel for travel on water | ||
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| tug - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" | ||
| labor, labour, push, drive | ||
| fight, struggle fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" | ||
| plough on, press on, push on continue moving forward | ||
| strive, reach, strain to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" | ||
| tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" | ||
| attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" | ||
| tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" | ||
| tow drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" | ||
| tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men" | ||
| force, pull, draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" | ||
| tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" | ||
| fight, struggle, contend fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" | ||
| tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" | ||
| lug, tote | ||
| transport, carry move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tug (v. t.)
To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port. - tug (v. t.)
To pull; to pluck. - tug (v. i.)
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. - tug (v. i.)
To labor; to strive; to struggle. - tug (n.)
A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. - tug (n.)
A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. - tug (n.)
A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat. - tug (n.)
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. - tug (n.)
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tug
A great force, applied in order that an object will move towards the origin of the force that was applied to it. -
tug
(nautical) a small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels ; a small towboat.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tug
tug, v.t. to pull with effort: to drag along.—v.i. to pull with great effort: to struggle:—pr.p. tug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. tugged.—n. a strong pull: a steam-vessel for towing ships: a strong rope.—ns. Tug′-boat, a strongly-built steamship for towing vessels; Tug′ger, one who tugs.—adv. Tug′gingly.—n. Tug′-of-war, a laborious contest: a contest in which opposing teams tug at the end of a rope, in their efforts to pull one another over a line marked on the ground between them. [Closely conn. with tuck and tow (v.).]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tug
A vessel for towing in and out of harbours and the like. (See STEAM-TUG.)
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