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tug - a sudden abrupt pull |
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jerk |
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pull,
pulling the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
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| Verb |
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tug - 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" |
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labor,
labour,
push,
drive |
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fight,
struggle fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
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plough on,
press on,
push on continue moving forward
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reach,
strain,
strive be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
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tug - pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" |
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attract,
draw,
draw in,
pull,
pull in exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
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tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" |
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tow drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"
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tug - pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men" |
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draw,
force,
pull cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" |
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contend,
fight,
struggle maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
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