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tug |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tug 1 of 7 senses of tug Sense 2 tug, labor, labour, push drive => strive, reach, strain Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tug 1 of 7 senses of tug Sense 2 tug, labor, labour, push drive => strive, reach, strain => overstrain => extend oneself => kill oneself, overexert oneself => trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself Entailment of verb tug Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tug 7 senses of tug Sense 1 tug => attract, pull pull in draw in Sense 2 tug, labor, labour, push drive => fight, struggle Sense 3 tug => tow Sense 4 lug, tote, tug => transport, carry Sense 5 tug => move displace Sense 6 tug => pull draw, force Sense 7 tug => fight, struggle Familiarity of verb tug tug used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tug Sense 1 tug => attract, pull pull in draw in -------------- Sense 2 tug, labor, labour, push drive => fight, struggle -------------- Sense 3 tug => tow -------------- Sense 4 lug, tote, tug => transport, carry -------------- Sense 5 tug => move displace -------------- Sense 6 tug => pull draw, force -------------- Sense 7 tug => fight, struggle -------------- Grep of noun tug tug tug-of-war tugboat tugela tugela falls tugger tughrik tugrik utug Overview of noun tug The noun tug has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tug, jerk -- (a sudden abrupt pull) 2. tugboat, tug, towboat, tower -- (a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships) Overview of verb tug The verb tug has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) tug -- (pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings") 2. tug, labor, labour, push drive -- (exert oneself, 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") 3. tug -- (tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor") 4. lug, tote, tug -- (carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase") 5. tug -- (move by pulling hard: "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud") 6. tug -- (pull or strain hard at "Each oar was tugged by several men") 7. tug -- (struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts") Overview of noun tug The noun tug has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tug, jerk -- (a sudden abrupt pull) 2. tugboat, tug, towboat, tower -- (a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships) Overview of verb tug The verb tug has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) tug -- (pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings") 2. tug, labor, labour, push drive -- (exert oneself, 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") 3. tug -- (tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor") 4. lug, tote, tug -- (carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase") 5. tug -- (move by pulling hard: "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud") 6. tug -- (pull or strain hard at "Each oar was tugged by several men") 7. tug -- (struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts")
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