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