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To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with
continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to
tug a ship into port. |
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To pull; to pluck. |
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To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug
at the oar; to tug against the stream. |
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To labor; to strive; to struggle. |
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A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort. |
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A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. |
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A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called
also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat. |
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A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. |
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An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. |