'tug' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'tug' with 2 example sentences.
- tug noun
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: a sudden abrupt pull
: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- tug verb
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: pull hard
: strive and make an effort to reach a goal
: tow (a vessel) with a tug
: carry with difficulty
: move by pulling hard
: pull or strain hard at
: struggle in opposition
Two men had their arms severed in Taiwan after a tug-of-war accident.
I tugged on the rope.