TUG
\tˈʌɡ], \tˈʌɡ], \t_ˈʌ_ɡ]\
Definitions of TUG
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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exert oneself, 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"
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carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
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tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
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struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
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pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
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pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
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move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
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tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
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struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
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pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
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pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
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move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
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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"
By Princeton University
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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.
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To pull; to pluck.
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To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
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A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
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A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; - called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To pull; to pluck.
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To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
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A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
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A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; - called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
By Noah Webster.
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A pull with great effort; a steam towing vessel; a rope or chain used for pulling; a trace of a harness.
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To pull or draw with great effort; tow.
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To use great effort in pulling, etc.-tug of war, a contest in which two equal groups pull on opposite ends of a rope; hence, any violent and evenly matched struggle.
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Tugged.
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Tugging.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To pull with effort: to drag along.
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To pull with great effort:-pr.p. tugging.
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A strong pull: a small, strong, low built steam-vessel for towing ships.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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