| VERB | contact | tug | pull hard |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | tug, labor, labour, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal | |
| contact | tug | tow (a vessel) with a tug | |
| contact | tug, lug, tote | carry with difficulty | |
| contact | tug | move by pulling hard | |
| contact | tug | pull or strain hard at | |
| competition | tug | struggle in opposition | |
| NOUN | act | tug, jerk | a sudden abrupt pull |
| artifact | tug, tugboat, towboat, tower | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger / larger ships |
| Sounds | tah'g | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bedbug ... Winnipeg: 26 rhymes with ahg... | |
| Meaning | A sudden abrupt pull. | |
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| Synonym | jerk | |
| Broader | pull, pulling | The act of pulling |
| Spanish | sacudida, tirón | |
| Catalan | estrebada | |
| Verbs | tug | pull hard |
| tug | pull or strain hard at | |
| tug | move by pulling hard | |
| Meaning | A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger / larger ships. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tugboat, towboat, tower | |
| Parts | helm | steering mechanism for a vessel |
| Broader | boat | A small vessel for travel on water |
| Spanish | remolcador | |
| Catalan | remolcador d'empenta, remolcador | |
| Verbs | tug | tow (a vessel) with a tug |
| Meaning | Pull hard. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Spanish | tirar de | |
| Nouns | tug | a sudden abrupt pull |
| tugger | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something | |
| Meaning | strive and make an effort to reach / reach a goal / goal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "She tugged for years to make a decent living" | |
| Synonyms | labor, labour, push, drive | |
| Narrower | strive, reach, strain | To exert much effort or energy |
| Broader | fight, struggle | make a strenuous or labored effort |
| Similar to | push, bear on | Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action |
| Spanish | hacer trabajar mucho, laborar, matarse trabajando, presionar, trabajar duro | |
| Meaning | tow (a vessel) with a tug. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" | |
| Broader | tow | drag behind |
| Spanish | arrastrar, remolcar | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, remolcar | |
| Nouns | tug | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger / larger ships |
| tugger | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something | |
| Meaning | carry with difficulty. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | lug, tote | |
| Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| Spanish | acarrear, arrastrar, carretear | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, traginar | |
| Meaning | Move by pulling hard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | arrastrar, remolcar | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, remolcar | |
| Nouns | tug | a sudden abrupt pull |
| tugger | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something | |
| Meaning | Pull or strain hard at. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Each oar was tugged by several men" | |
| Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| Spanish | remolcar | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, remolcar | |
| Nouns | tug | a sudden abrupt pull |
| Meaning | struggle in opposition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | arrastrar, jalar | |
| Catalan | arrossegar, remolcar | |
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