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- Dictionarytug/tʌɡ/
verb
- 1. pull (something) hard or suddenly: "she tugged off her boots" Similar
noun
- 1. a hard or sudden pull: "another tug and it came loose"
- 2. a small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour.
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(Definition of tugging from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of tugging. tugging. Therefore, it does not contribute to the tugging on the gripper. From the Cambridge English Corpus. The material itself, pushing upwards, keeps the music rising, like a balloon tugging at a rope.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word tug, which can be a verb or a noun. Tug can mean to pull hard, to struggle, to tow, or a short strap or rope.
8 meanings: → See tug 1. to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements 2. to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug 3. to work;.... Click for more definitions.
to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force: Tom tugged at his mother's arm. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to pull something. pull Pull your chair over here so you can see the screen. drag She dragged the canoe down to the water. haul They hauled the boat out of the water.
Tugging means pulling or dragging something with force or effort. It can also refer to a struggle, a contest, or a small boat that tows larger vessels. See synonyms, usage, and related terms for tugging.
A free agent coming off a great year or two commands top salary, tugging up the pay of others in that position. From Chicago Tribune. Throughout the encounter, other young people approached the pair, occasionally tugging on the 13-year-old's backpack or trying to separate the two. From Los Angeles Times.
Definition of tug verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
