TUG as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sudden abrupt pull
   Synonym(s)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pulling (what does pulling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • twitch (what does twitch mean?)
   • yank (what does yank mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
   Synonym(s)
   • towboat (what does towboat mean?)
   • tower (what does tower mean?)
   • tugboat (what does tugboat mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • boat (what does boat mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tow (what does tow mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)

TUG as VERB

1. Meaning
   • struggle in opposition
   Usage Example(s)
   • She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pull hard
   Usage Example(s)
   • The prisoner tugged at the chains
   • This movie tugs at the heart strings
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • puller (what does puller mean?)
   • tugger (what does tugger mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
3. Meaning
   • pull or strain hard at
   Usage Example(s)
   • Each oar was tugged by several men
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
4. Meaning
   • move by pulling hard
   Usage Example(s)
   • The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • jerk (what does jerk mean?)
   • puller (what does puller mean?)
   • tugger (what does tugger mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
5. Meaning
   • carry with difficulty
   Synonym(s)
   • lug (what does lug mean?)
   • tote (what does tote mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You”ll have to lug this suitcase
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • carrier (what does carrier mean?)
   • bearer (what does bearer mean?)
   • toter (what does toter mean?)
   • carryall (what does carryall mean?)
   • holdall (what does holdall mean?)
   • tote (what does tote mean?)
   • tote bag (what does tote bag mean?)
   • baggage (what does baggage mean?)
   • luggage (what does luggage mean?)
6. Meaning
   • tow (a vessel) with a tug
   Usage Example(s)
   • The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tow (what does tow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tugboat (what does tugboat mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • towboat (what does towboat mean?)
   • tower (what does tower mean?)
   • puller (what does puller mean?)
   • tugger (what does tugger mean?)
   • dragger (what does dragger mean?)
7. Meaning
   • strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   Synonym(s)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) tug is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • struggle (what does struggle mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • strive (what does strive mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   See Also
   • press on (what does press on mean?)
   • push on (what does push on mean?)
   • plough on (what does plough on mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • campaign (what does campaign mean?)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • crusade (what does crusade mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • energy (what does energy mean?)
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • get-up-and-go (what does get-up-and-go mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • labour (what does labour mean?)
   • toil (what does toil mean?)
   • undertaking (what does undertaking mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • task (what does task mean?)
   • labor (what does labor mean?)
   • laborer (what does laborer mean?)
   • manual laborer (what does manual laborer mean?)
   • labourer (what does labourer mean?)
   • jack (what does jack mean?)