tug

Pronunciation

• enPR: tŭg, IPA ^(key): /tʌɡ/

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Verb

Plain form tug

Third-person singular tugs

Past tense tugged

Past participle tugged

Present participle tugging

1. (transitive) If you tug something, you pull or drag with great effort.

   The bouncers had to tug the drunkard out of the club.

2. (transitive) If you tug something, you tow it using a tugboat.

   Tugboats were used to tug the ship out of the shallow waters.