- to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
- to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.
- to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat.
- to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer.
- to strive hard; labor; toil.
- an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle: the tug of young minds in a seminar.
- tugboat.
- that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.
- (on a harness)
- trace2 (def. 1).
- any of various supporting or pulling parts.
- to pull or drag with sharp or powerful movements
- to tow (a vessel) by means of a tug
- to work; toil
- a strong pull or jerk
- a boat with a powerful engine, used for towing barges, ships, etc
- a hard struggle or fight
- a less common word for trace 2 (def. 1)
