Definition: a sudden abrupt pull
Main entry: tug, tugboat, towboat, tower
Definition: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Main entry: tug
Definition: struggle in opposition
Usage: She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
Main entry: tug
Definition: pull hard
Usage: The prisoner tugged at the chains; This movie tugs at the heart strings
Main entry: tug
Definition: pull or strain hard at
Usage: Each oar was tugged by several men
Main entry: tug
Definition: move by pulling hard
Usage: The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
Definition: carry with difficulty
Usage: You'll have to lug this suitcase
Main entry: tug
Definition: tow (a vessel) with a tug
Usage: The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
Main entry: labor, labour, push, tug, drive
Definition: strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Usage: 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