TUGS
/tʌɡz/
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Definition
/tʌɡz/
noun
- A sudden powerful pull.
- A tugboat.
- A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
verb
- To pull or drag with great effort“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
- To pull hard repeatedly“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
- To tow by tugboat
Source: Wiktionary
