Noun

• S: (n) tug (tug%1:04:00::), jerk (jerk%1:04:01::) (a sudden abrupt pull)
• S: (n) tugboat (tugboat%1:06:00::), tug (tug%1:06:00::), towboat (towboat%1:06:00::), tower (tower%1:06:01::) (a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships)

Verb

• S: (v) tug (tug%2:35:00::) (pull hard) "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
• S: (v) tug (tug%2:41:00::), labor (labor%2:41:01::), labour (labour%2:41:01::), push (push%2:41:00::), drive (drive%2:41:00::) (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"
• S: (v) tug (tug%2:35:04::) (tow (a vessel) with a tug) "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
• S: (v) lug (lug%2:35:00::), tote (tote%2:35:00::), tug (tug%2:35:03::) (carry with difficulty) "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
• S: (v) tug (tug%2:35:02::) (move by pulling hard) "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
• S: (v) tug (tug%2:35:01::) (pull or strain hard at) "Each oar was tugged by several men"
• S: (v) tug (tug%2:33:00::) (struggle in opposition) "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"