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tug (t

v. tugged, tug·ging, tugs

v.tr.

1. To pull at vigorously or repeatedly.

2. To move by pulling with great effort or exertion; drag.

3. To tow by tugboat.

v.intr.

1. To pull hard: tugged at her boots. See Synonyms at pull.

2. To toil or struggle; strain.

3. To vie; contend.

1. A strong pull or pulling force: the tug of the sea.

2. A contest; a struggle: a tug between loyalty and desire.

a. A tugboat.

b. A land, air, or space vehicle that moves or tows other vehicles: an airplane tug.

4. A rope, chain, or strap used in hauling, especially a harness trace.

[Middle English tuggen, from Old English ton; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

tugger n.

tug [tʌg]

vb tugs, tugging, tugged

1. (when intr, sometimes foll by at) to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements the boy tugged at the door handle

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug

3. (intr) to work; toil

1. a strong pull or jerk he gave the rope a tug

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called tugboat a boat with a powerful engine, used for towing barges, ships, etc.

3. a hard struggle or fight

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a less common word for trace² [1]

[related to Old English tēon to tow¹]

tugger n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	tug - a sudden abrupt pull jerk pull, pulling - 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"
	2.	tug - a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships towboat, tugboat, tower boat - a small vessel for travel on water helm - steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
Verb	1.	tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
	2.	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 push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" strain, strive, reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
	3.	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"
	4.	tug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" lug, tote carry, transport - 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"
	5.	tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	6.	tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men" draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
	7.	tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

tug

verb

1. pull, drag, pluck, jerk, yank, wrench, lug A little boy tugged at her sleeve excitedly.

2. drag, pull, haul, tow, lug, heave, draw She tugged him along by his arm.

noun

pull, jerk, yank, wrench, drag, haul, tow, traction, heave My head was snapped backwards by a tug on my air hose.

Translations

tug [tʌg]

A. N

1. (= pull) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm)
to give sth a (good) tug → dar a algo un tirón(fuerte)

2. (Naut) (= boat) → remolcador m

B. VT

1. (= pull) → tirar de, jalar(LAm)
to tug sth along → arrastrar algo, llevar algo arrastrándolo

2. (Naut) → remolcar
eventually they tugged the boat clear → por fin sacaron el barco a flote

C. VI → tirar, jalar(LAm)
to tug at sth → tirar de algo
they tugged their hardest → se esforzaron muchísimo tirando de él
somebody was tugging at my sleeve → alguien me tiraba de la manga

tug [ˈtʌg]

(also tug boat) → remorqueur m

(= pull)
I felt a tug at my sleeve → Je sentis qu'on me tirait par la manche.
to give sth a tug → tirer sur qch
Bobby gave her hair a tug
BUT Bobby tira ses cheveux en arrière.

vt → tirer sur

tug at

vt → tirer sur
tug-of-love [ˌtʌgəvˈlʌv] n conflit entre parents divorcés pour avoir la garde d'un enfant
tug-of-war [ˌtʌgəvˈwɔː^r] n

(lit) → tir m à la corde

(fig) → lutte f acharnée

tug

vt → zerren, ziehen; vessel → (ab)schleppen; she tugged his sleeve → sie zog an seinem Ärmel; she tugged a tuft of his hair out by the roots → sie zog or riss ihm ein Büschel Haare aus

vi → ziehen, zerren (→ at an +dat) ? heartstrings

(= pull) to give something a tug → an etw (dat) → ziehen; I felt a tug on my sleeve → ich spürte, wie mich jemand am Ärmel zog; parting with it was quite a tug → es fiel mir etc sehr schwer, mich etc davon zu trennen

(also tugboat) → Schlepper m, → Schleppkahn m

tug:

tug-of-love

n → Tauziehen um das Kind/die Kinder bei einer Ehescheidung

tug-of-war

n (Sport, fig) → Tauziehen nt

tug [tʌg]

1. n

a. (pull) → strattone m
to give sth a (good) tug → dare uno strattone a qc

b. (ship) (also tugboat) → rimorchiatore m

2. vt (pull) → tirare con forza

3. vi to tug (at) → dare uno strattone (a)

tug [tʌg]

1. n

a. (pull) → strattone m
to give sth a (good) tug → dare uno strattone a qc

b. (ship) (also tugboat) → rimorchiatore m

2. vt (pull) → tirare con forza

3. vi to tug (at) → dare uno strattone (a)

tug

v tug [tag]

to pull (something) sharply and strongly He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open. trek يَسْحَب، يَجُر дърпам trhnout hive (i) zerren τραβώ με δύναμη, ρυμουλκώ tirar (de), dar un estirón tõmbama کشیدن nykiä tirer (sur) לִמשוֹך חָזָק झटके से खींचना potegnuti, trznuti (meg)ránt menarik toga í tirare 引っぱる 세게 잡아당기다 trūktelėti strauji vilkt, []raut menyentap rukken dra i, hale, rykke; lugge ciągnąć, szarpać puxar a smuci дёргать mykať, potiahnuť močno vleči vući rycka, slita ดึง kuvvetle çekmek/asılmak 用力拉(拖) смикати щосили; шарпати з усиллям جھٹکا دے کر کھينچنا kéo mạnh, lôi kéo 用力拉（拖）

1 a strong, sharp pull He gave the rope a tug. pluk شَدَّةٌ قَوِيَّه дърпане škubnutí ryk der Ruck απότομο τράβηγμα tirón, estirón tõmme کشش nykäisy traction מְשִיכָה חֲזָקָה झटका trzaj (meg)rántás tarikan rykkur tirata ぐいと引くこと 세게 잡아 당기기 trūktelėjimas rāviens rentapan ruk rykk; lugg szarpnięcie puxão smucitură рывок; дёрганье šklbnutie, trhnutie poteg vuča ryck การกระตุก kuvvetle çekme/asılma 猛拉 сіпання, смикання, шарпання جھٹکا sự kéo mạnh 猛拉

2 a tug-boat. insleep زَوْرَق القَطْر влекач vlečný člun slæbebåd der Schlepper ρυμουλκό remolcador puksiirlaev کشتی یدک کش hinaaja remorqueur סְפִינַת גְרָר कर्षनाव remorker vontatóhajó kapal tunda dráttarbátur rimorchiatore 引き船 예인선 vilkikas velkonis kapal tunda sleepboot slepebåt holownik remorcher буксир vlečný čln vlačilec remorker bogserbåt เรือโยง römorkör 拖船 буксирне судно کوئي کشتي tàu kéo 拖船

n tug-boat

a small boat with a very powerful engine, for towing larger ships. sleepboot زَوْرَق قَطْر السُّفُن الكَبيرَه влекач vlečný člun slæbebåd der Schleppdampfer ρυμουλκό remolcador puksiirlaev کشتی یدک بر hinaaja remorqueur סְפִינַת גְרָר घसीटने वाली नाव tegljač vontatóhajó kapal tunda dráttarbátur rimorchiatore 引き船 예인선 vilkikas velkonis kapal tunda sleepboot slepebåt holownik rebocador remorcher буксир vlečný čln vlačilec remorker bogserbåt เรือลาก römorkör 拖船 буксирне судно ايک کشتي tàu kéo 拖船

n tug-of-ˈwar

a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line. toutrek لُعْبَة شد الحَبْل дърпане на въже přetahování lanem tovtrækning das Tauziehen διελκυστίνδα juego de la cuerda; (fig) lucha del tira y afloja köievedu مسابقه طناب کشی köydenveto souque à la corde מְשִיכַת חֶבֶל रस्सा-कशी potezanje užeta kötélhúzás tarik tambang reiptog (tiro alla fune) 綱引き 줄다리기 virvės traukimas virves vilkšana tarik tali touwtrekwedstrijd tautrekking przeciąganie liny luta da corda joc/luptă cu odgonul перетягивание каната preťahovanie lanom vlečenje vrvi povlačenje konpca dragkamp เกมชักเย่อ halat çekme oyunu 拔河(比賽) перетягування каната رسہ کشي کا کھيل kéo co 拔河（比赛）

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