tug
/tʌɡ/
noun
- 1
A sudden powerful pull.
- 2
A tugboat.
- 3
A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- 4
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- 5
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- 6
An act of masturbation.
“He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.”
verb
- 1
To pull or drag with great effort
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
- 2
To pull hard repeatedly
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
- 3
To tow by tugboat
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