📖 WordNook

tug

noun
  1. a sudden abrupt pull
    jerk
  2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    towertugboattowboat
verb
  1. to struggle in opposition
    “They tugged and wrestled with their conflicts.”
  2. pull hard
    “The prisoner tugged at the chains”
  3. pull or strain hard at
    “Each oar was tugged by several men”
  4. move by pulling hard
    “The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud”
  5. carry with difficulty
    lugtote
  6. tow (a vessel) with a tug
    “The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor”
  7. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    “They tugged for years to make a decent living.”
    drive