• a sudden abrupt pull
• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
• struggle in opposition; "She Tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
• pull hard; "The prisoner Tugged at the chains"; "This movie Tugs at the heart strings"
• pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was Tugged by several men"
• move by pulling hard; "The horse finally Tugged the cart out of the mud"
• carry with difficulty; "You''ll have to lug this suitcase"
• tow (a vessel) with a Tug; "The Tugboat Tugged the freighter into the harbor"
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "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"

'Tug' in other languages