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tug

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tug (verb)
  2. 2) tug (noun)
  3. tug chain (noun)
  4. tug-of-war (noun)

1tug

verb \ˈtəg\
tuggedtug·ging

Definition of TUG

intransitive verb
1
: to pull hard
2
: to struggle in opposition : contend
3
: to exert oneself laboriously : labor
transitive verb
1
: to pull or strain hard at
2
a : to move by pulling hard : haul b : to carry with difficulty : lug
3
: to tow with a tugboat
— tug·ger noun
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Examples of TUG

  1. I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.
  2. She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.

Origin of TUG

Middle English tuggen; akin to Old English togian to pull — more at tow
First Known Use: 14th century

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Rhymes with TUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, vug

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