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tug

(t/@/g )

a sudden abrupt pull(noun.act)

Synonym:
jerk

source: wordnet30
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
towboat, tower, tugboat

source: wordnet30
A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.(noun)

source: webster1913

pull hard(verb.contact)

Example:
The prisoner tugged at the chains.
This movie tugs at the heart strings.

source: wordnet30
strive and make an effort to reach a goal(verb.social)

Example:
She tugged for years to make a decent living.

Synonym:
drive, labor, labour, push

source: wordnet30
tow (a vessel) with a tug(verb.contact)

Example:
The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor.

source: wordnet30
carry with difficulty(verb.contact)

Synonym:
lug, tote

source: wordnet30
move by pulling hard(verb.contact)

Example:
The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud.

source: wordnet30
pull or strain hard at(verb.contact)

Example:
Each oar was tugged by several men.

source: wordnet30
struggle in opposition(verb.competition)

Example:
She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts.

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.(verb)

source: webster1913

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