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Keywords: Tow, Oar, Cart, Boat, Strain
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.
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To pull; to pluck.
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To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
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A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
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Small powerful boat used for pulling others.
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The vehicle used to pull carts of luggage and cargo.
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a sudden abrupt pull
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a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
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pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
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tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
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move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
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pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
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A powerful, strongly built boat designed to tow or push other vessels.
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small powerful boat for towing others
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A small ship designed to tow or push other vessels. There are different types of tugs like harbour and salvage tugs.
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