1. tug - Noun
2. tug - Verb
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.
To labor; to strive; to struggle.
A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
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She is driving away at her doctoral thesis Source: Internet
You'll have to lug this suitcase Source: Internet
She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts Source: Internet
The prisoner tugged at the chains Source: Internet