Tug ¹

Definition: 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.

Tug ²

Definition: To pull; to pluck.

Tug ³

Definition: To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.

Tug ⁴

Definition: To labor; to strive; to struggle.

Tug ⁵

Definition: A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.

Tug ⁶

Definition: A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.

Tug ⁷

Definition: A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.

Tug ⁸

Definition: A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

Tug ⁹

Definition: An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.

tug ¹⁰

Definition: a sudden abrupt pull

tug ¹¹

Definition: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

tug ¹²

Definition: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

tug ¹³

Definition: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

tug ¹⁴

Definition: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"

tug ¹⁵

Definition: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

tug ¹⁶

Definition: carry with difficulty; "You''ll have to lug this suitcase"

tug ¹⁷

Definition: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

tug ¹⁸

Definition: 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"