Tug
[tʌg] or [tʌɡ]
Definition
(noun.) a sudden abrupt pull.
(verb.) struggle in opposition; 'She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts'.
(verb.) pull hard; 'The prisoner tugged at the chains'; 'This movie tugs at the heart strings'.
(verb.) pull or strain hard at; 'Each oar was tugged by several men'.
(verb.) move by pulling hard; 'The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud'.
(verb.) tow (a vessel) with a tug; 'The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor'.
(verb.) 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'.
Typist: Preston--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(v. t.) To pull; to pluck.
(v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
(v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
(n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
(n.) A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
(n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
(n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
(n.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
Typed by Gilda
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Pull (with great effort), draw, haul, drag.
v. n. [1]. Pull hard.[2]. Labor, struggle, strive.
n. Hard pull, great effort.
Typed by Brian
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pull, drag, haul, draw,[See PEEVISH]
Editor: William
Definition
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.
Checker: Wendy
Examples
- But the Tug, suddenly lightened, and untrammelled by having any weight in tow, was already puffing away into the distance. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- In a way the battle resembles a tug-of-war in which each of the two leading candidates is trying to pull the nation over to his favorite issue. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Tug service for sailing ships or vessels without motive power is at the rate of $15 per hour. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Beth is too feeble and Amy too young to depend upon, but when the tug comes, you are always ready. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Another tug all together--and the beam was loose at both ends. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Finally he took the bell-rope in his hand and gave it a brisk tug. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He must give a tug still--all the stronger because other satisfactions were going. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- How they must have tugged at the pitiless fetters as the fierce fires surged around them! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We struck, and tugged, and tore. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Maurice smiled absently, and tugged moodily at his mustache. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I tugged at it diligently, but it was discouraging work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- So they fastened belt-claws to their stout girdles and tugged the bow strings into place with their back and leg muscles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He tugged hard at his beard, and went and shut himself up in the library with a bang of the door that had a world of meaning in it. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I brought a little parcel of these for him, she said, tugging at her pocket to get out the package. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- There sat Mr. Franklin in a chair by the book-case, tugging at his beard, and looking anxiously towards the window. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- To attempt to bring her into active relation with life was like tugging at a piece of furniture which has been screwed to the floor. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I've sent for Mother, said Jo, tugging at her rubber boots with a tragic expression. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Editor: Nettie