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tug English

Meaning tug meaning

What does tug mean?
Definitions in simple English

tug Verb

— If you tug something, you pull or drag with great effort. The bouncers had to tug the drunkard out of the club. — If you tug something, you tow it using a tugboat. Tugboats were used to tug the ship out of the shallow waters.

tug

— verb pull hard The prisoner tugged at the chains This movie tugs at the heart strings — noun a sudden abrupt pull — 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 struggle in opposition She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts — verb (= 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 — noun (= tugboat) a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships — verb (= lug) carry with difficulty You'll have to lug this suitcase

Synonyms tug synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tug?

tug English » English

pull drag draw haul tow jerk tugboat yank towboat wrench pull out pull on twitch lug heave draught traction tower tug at trail tote tear snatch shoot saccade rip push pluck labour labor hitch have in tow fire drive drawl drawing draw in draft wring wrest withdrawment withdrawal wind up wind twist tussle tugging tug boat trailing traction drive

Topics tug topics

What do people use tug to talk about?
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

Conjugation tug conjugation

How do you conjugate tug?

tug · verb

Examples tug examples

How do I use tug in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The angler felt a strong tug on the line.
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Two men had their arms severed in Taiwan after a tug-of-war accident.

Movie subtitles

One sharp tug and.
But I've heard if you wander the alleys downtown looking desperate, the scouts will come and tug at your sleeves.
Tie her up, tug her in.
You think our little tug will pull this entire ocean liner?
Just the usual tug of war.
There's no room for a tug.
No steam packet, tug, or lighter?
Mrs Keller, we shouldn't play tug of war for her.
There's a tug on your line.
He's playing tug-of-war with Thing.
I couldn't find this silly tug.
The Navy tug Antares.
You think you can handle this tug, bub?
Lets give them a tug.
No, I'll leave it to you to make up stories that tug at the heartstrings of gossips.
Oh, Tug? Uh, tell him I'm here.
You go on ahead. See that everyone gets out safely and tell Tug to be ready.
And no emergency tug will get you back on course.
Make a signal for a tug to take us back to port.
Despite the haircut the dentist and the hairdresser, you're just another lousy tug's doll!
Don't tug it, idiot!
I think that the theme would be the conflict between one superior man and all the petty angry forces that try to tug him down, drag him down, make him settle for less than the best, something they can understand.
If anything's not right, give a sharp tug. OK, Captain. We're with you all the way.
As he did so, perhaps halfway up he felt a sudden tug- the knife holding his coattail.
They've always got a string on you and they tug, tug, tug.
Your ship a tug?
Tug the sloop.
A small tug to get him excited.
A tug boat, more likely.
Nay, lad - grab hold of the back legs and give a big tug.
My assistant had the head rope and Ransom was hauling on the tail like a tug-of-war.
I'm not sure you'd like playing tug-of-war with Dan.
Now he has to tug the female into a position where her sexual pouch is directly above it.
It passes near a major planet, like Saturn. The planet provides a small gravitational tug enough to deflect it into a much smaller orbit.
Pull me up only if I tug the rope three times!

News and current affairs

In this way we can break free of the institutionalised tug of war that has characterised EU relations.
On both issues, expect a serious tug-of-war, and any decisions are likely to be half-hearted, or in practice postponed.
In the 1960's the international monetary order became the focus of a political tug-of-war.
For one thing, the process by which the design decisions are made resembles committee work: most people want a horse, but the push and pull and tug of negotiation produces a camel.
Some of the factors that will shape our lives appear to tug in different directions.
It has not always been comfortable for those in government, and there is still a tug-of-war over sensitive documents.
It is no longer a two-way tug-of-war between two small post-Soviet republics, but part of an Armenia-Turkey-Azerbaijan triangle.
But the tug of war continues.
And there will be a tug of war between those who seek safety and those who need to use their reserves to save their businesses.
In particular, Indonesia will inevitably become involved in the tug of war between the US and China for influence over the vitally important Malacca Strait.
Yet this tug-of-war is important, because it illustrates the complex range of arguments that are in play.
The country seems to be caught in a permanent, uneasy tug-of-war between the past and the future, between change and the actors who seek to place obstacles in its path.
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