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Tug

🔄 Synonyms of "Tug"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
jerknoun	A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
drivenoun	To operate a vehicle:
pushverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
labornoun	(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
lugnoun	The act of hauling or dragging.
totenoun	A tote bag.
tugboatnoun	(nautical) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
towboatnoun	(nautical) A tugboat.
labournoun	An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tug"

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Word	Definition
lugnoun	The act of hauling or dragging.
pushnoun	An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
jerknoun	A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
labournoun	An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
totenoun	A tote bag.
drivenoun	Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
labornoun	(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
towboatnoun	(nautical) A tugboat.
tugboatnoun	(nautical) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.
pullnoun	(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
yanknoun	A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
pushingnoun	The act by which something is pushed.
haulnoun	An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
shootnoun	The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
bownoun	(archery) A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
gravitynoun	(physics) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.
tirenoun	A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
townoun	The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
towagenoun	The act of towing.
towlinenoun	A line or rope used for towing a vehicle or vessel.