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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Tug \Tug\, v. i.
     1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug
        at the oar; to tug against the stream.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              England now is left
              To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth
              The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
     zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
     togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
     ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
     Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
     plaything.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
                                                    --Roscommon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To ease the pain,
              His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Tug \Tug\, n.
     1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
        called tug of war; a supreme effort.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At the tug he falls,
              Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
        articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
        -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
        tackle is affixed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
        may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
        [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  TUG
       TeX User's Group (org., user group, TeX)
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
     zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
     togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
     ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
     Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
     plaything.]
     1. 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.
  
              There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
                                                    --Roscommon.
  
     2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
  
              To ease the pain, His tugged cars suffered with a
              strain.                               --Hudibras.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tug \Tug\, v. i.
     1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug
        at the oar; to tug against the stream.
  
              He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.
  
     2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
  
              England now is left To tug and scamble and to part
              by the teeth The unowed interest of proud-swelling
              state.                                --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tug \Tug\, n.
     1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
        called tug of war; a supreme effort.
  
              At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent
              from the smoking walls.               --Dryden.
  
     2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
        articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
     3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
        -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
  
     4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
  
     5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
        tackle is affixed.
  
     Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
        may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  tug
       n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: jerk]
       2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
          [syn: tugboat, towboat, tower]
       v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
            tugs at the heart strings"
       2: 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" [syn: labor, labour, push, drive]
       3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
          into the harbor"
       4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
          [syn: lug, tote]
       5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
          of the mud"
       6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
       7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
          conflicts"
       [also: tugging, tugged]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     Αγγλικά n.
     απότομος τράβηγμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     τραβώ απότομα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     Ibanag n.
     (lb ibg anatomy) knee
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is tugur  indef acc s ; indef dat s)
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (infl of gd thoir  past)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     n.
     1 A sudden powerful pull.
     2 (lb en nautical) A tugboat.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and
  heavy articles.
     4 A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
     5 A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
     6 (lb en mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is
  affixed.
     7 (lb en slang) An act of male masturbation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
     3 (lb en transitive) To tow by tugboat.
     4 (lb en slang ambitransitive) To masturbate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     n.
     1 A sudden powerful pull.
     2 (lb en nautical) A tugboat.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and
  heavy articles.
     4 A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
     5 A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
     6 (lb en mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is
  affixed.
     7 (lb en slang) An act of male masturbation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
     3 (lb en transitive) To tow by tugboat.
     4 (lb en slang ambitransitive) To masturbate.
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (infl of gd thoir  past)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     n.
     1 A sudden powerful pull.
     2 (lb en nautical) A tugboat.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and
  heavy articles.
     4 A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
     5 A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
     6 (lb en mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is
  affixed.
     7 (lb en slang) An act of male masturbation.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
     3 (lb en transitive) To tow by tugboat.
     4 (lb en slang ambitransitive) To masturbate.
     Scottish Gaelic vb.
     (infl of gd thoir  past)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     Englanti n.
     (''merenkulku'') hinaaja
     Englanti vb.
     vetää, kiskoa, nykäistä, tempaista

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tug
     Engelska n.
     1 drag
     2 bogserare
     3 (tagg sjöfart språk=en) bogserbåt
     Engelska vb.
     1 dra
     2 bogsera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  trek

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Tug /tˈʌɡ/
  الشدّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  tug //tʌɡ// 
  1. дърпам
  to pull repeatedly
  2. влача, тегля
  to pull with great effort
  3. взимам на буксир
  to tow by tugboat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/ 
  táhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  trhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  tahat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  trhat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  Ruck , kräftiges Ziehen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  Schleppschiff , Bugsierschiff , Bugsierschlepper , Schlepper  [naut.]
     Synonyms: towing boat, towboat, tugboat
  
   see: towing boats, towboats, tugboats, tugs
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/ 
  schleppen [ein Schiff] , bugsieren  [naut.]
     Synonym: tow
  
   see: towing, tugging, towed, tugged
  
           Note: a ship

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/ 
  zerren 
   see: tugging, tugged, tugs, tugged
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  
  τράβηγμα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  tug //tʌɡ// 
  1. purunaru
  dog toy
  2. nykäisy, nykäys
  sudden pull

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  tug //tʌɡ// 
  1. kiskoa, nykiä, riuhtoa
  to pull repeatedly
  2. kiskaista, nykäistä, raahata, riuhtaista
  to pull with great effort
  3. hinata
  to tow by tugboat

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  tug /tʌg/
  tirer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/ 
  1. झटके~से~खींचना
        "He tugged so hard that the latch broke."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/ 
  1. झटका
        "The crowd gave a tug and there was stampede."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  brod tegljač, brod za vuču, istezanje, lanac za vuču, remorker, tegliti, tegljenje, trzanje, vući, vuča, vučenje, šleper

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  1. vontatás
  2. ellentartó
  3. vontató-repülôgép
  4. istráng
  5. vontatógôzös
  6. feszítés
  7. kikötôi vontató
  8. kikötôi vontatóhajó
  9. húzás
  10. révkalauzhajó
  11. rántás
  12. meghúzás
  13. megrántás

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  1. tirare
  2. rimorchiatore

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  tug /tʌg/
  1. vilkti, tempti, traukti, buksyruoti
  2. vilkimas, traukimas, buksyravimas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  tug /tʌg/
  1. rukken
  2. trekken
  3. sleepboot

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  tug /tʌg/
  I.    ciągnąć (at sth - za coś)
  II.   1.  pociągnięcie
   2. tug boat /tˈʌɡ bˈəʊt/  holownik

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  tug /tʌg/
  1. sacar, puxar, tirar
  2. rebocador

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  tug /tʌg/
  tirar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  tug //tʌɡ// 
  1. dra
  to pull repeatedly
  2. dra, släpa
  to pull with great effort
  3. bogsera
  to tow by tugboat

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  tug /tˈʌɡ/
  1. .  kuvvetle çekmek
  2. çekmek, çekelemek
  3. kuvvetli çekiş, büyük gayret
  4. römorkör
  5. koşum kayışı. tug boat  römorkör. tug of war halat çekme oyunu
  6. şiddetli rekabet.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtəɡ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "tug":
     adduct, adduction, affinity, allurement, attract, attractance,
     attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, back band, backstrap,
     battle, be magnetic, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, blinders,
     blinds, breeching, bridle, caparison, capillarity,
     capillary attraction, cavesson, centripetal force, checkrein,
     cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, crownband, crupper, curb,
     draft, drag, draggle, draw, draw towards, drive, fight, gag swivel,
     girth, gravitation, gravity, hackamore, hale, halter, hames,
     hametugs, harness, haul, have an attraction, headgear, headstall,
     heave, hip straps, jaquima, jerk line, lines, lug, lure, magnet,
     magnetism, magnetize, martingale, moil, mutual attraction,
     noseband, oppugn, overexert, overexertion, overextend,
     overextension, overstrain, overstress, overtax, overtaxing,
     pole strap, press, pull, pull towards, pulling power, rack, reins,
     ribbons, saddle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, snake, strain,
     strain every nerve, straining, stress, stress and strain,
     stressfulness, stretch, strive, surcingle, sweat blood, sympathy,
     tack, tackle, take in tow, tax, taxing, tense, tension, toil, tow,
     traction, trail, train, trappings, trawl, troll, war, warfare,
     winker braces, work, yoke
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 用力拉,拖船;
  v. 用力拉;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 用力拉,拖船,苦干,挣扎,绳索
     vi.
     vt. 用力拉

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