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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
[syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
tugs at the heart strings"
2: 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" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
[syn: lug, tote, tug]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
conflicts"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tug \Tug\, v. i.
1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug
at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.
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2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
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England now is left
To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth
The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
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At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
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2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
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4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
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Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
plaything.]
1. 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.
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There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
--Roscommon.
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2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
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To ease the pain,
His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
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5. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
TUG
TeX User's Group (org., user group, TeX)
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Thesaurus Results for tug:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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