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tugs

 
Noun tug has 2 senses
  1. tug, jerk - a sudden abrupt pull
    --1 is a kind of pull, pulling
    Derived forms: verb tug5, verb tug6, verb tug1
  2. 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
    Derived form: verb tug3
Verb tug has 7 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun tug1, noun tugger1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. 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:
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
  3. tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
    --3 is one way to
    tow
    Derived forms: noun tug2, noun tugger1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. lug, tote, tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
    --4 is one way to transport, carry
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
    --5 is one way to
    move, displace
    Derived forms: noun tug1, noun tugger1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
    --6 is one way to
    pull, draw, force
    Derived form: noun tug1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  7. tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
    --7 is one way to
    fight, struggle
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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