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Noun tug has 2 senses
- tug, jerk - a sudden abrupt pull
--1 is a kind of pull, pulling
- tugboat, tug, towboat, tower - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
--2 is a kind of boat
--2 has parts: helm
Verb tug has 7 senses
- tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
--1 is one way to attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
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- tug, labor, labour, push, drive - 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"
--2 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentence:
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- tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
--3 is one way to tow
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- lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
--4 is one way to transport, carry
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- tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
--5 is one way to move, displace
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- tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
--6 is one way to pull, draw, force
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- tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
--7 is one way to fight, struggle
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