tug
[ tuhg ]
/ tʌg /
verb (used with object), tugged, tug·ging.
verb (used without object), tugged, tug·ging.
to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer.
to strive hard; labor; toil.
noun
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Origin of tug
OTHER WORDS FROM tug
tugger, nountugless, adjectiveun·tugged, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for tug
Stanberry stood on a grated catwalk just inches from the shipping containers and the tug.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000.|by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism|December 23, 2020|ProPublicaYoung was the worker at the end of the line, and as the tug driver pulled forward, packages in the last container fell out, pushing the partially locked door over the grated walkway and into Young’s leg.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000.|by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism|December 23, 2020|ProPublica
British Dictionary definitions for tug
tug
/ (tʌɡ) /
verb tugs, tugging or tugged
(when intr, sometimes foll by at) to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movementsthe boy tugged at the door handle
(tr) to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug
(intr) to work; toil
noun
Derived forms of tug
tugger, nounWord Origin for tug
C13: related to Old English tēon to tow 1
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