English to English noun
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a sudden abrupt pull | | source: wordnet30
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a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships | | source: wordnet30
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A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. | | source: webster1913 verb
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pull hard | | Example: The prisoner tugged at the chains This movie tugs at the heart strings
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strive and make an effort to reach a goal | | Example: 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
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tow (a vessel) with a tug | | Example: The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
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7 |
carry with difficulty | | Example: You'll have to lug this suitcase
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move by pulling hard | | Example: The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
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pull or strain hard at | | Example: Each oar was tugged by several men
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struggle in opposition | | Example: She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
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11 |
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. | | source: webster1913
12 |
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. | | source: webster1913
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