Meaning

9 senses
  1. A sudden powerful pull.

    Ruck

    рыво́кryvók

    a sudden abrupt pull

  2. A tugboat.

  3. A type of tractor used for moving trailers.

  4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

  5. A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.

    Zerrspielzeug

  6. An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.

  7. (slang)An act of male masturbation.

    He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.

  8. (UK, slang)A foundationer or colleger at Eton.

  9. (obsolete)A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.

Examples

36 sentences
  1. Tom gave the rope a tug.

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  2. How do you train a dog not to tug on its leash?

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  3. Tom tugged on Mary's arm.

    Том смикнув Мері за руку.

    ruТом дёрнул Мэри за руку.

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  4. Tom tugged on the rope.

    ruТом дёрнул за верёвку.

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  5. I tugged on the rope.

    ruЯ потянул за верёвку.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
sudden pull:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
sudden pull:
dog toy:

Origin

From Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *

From Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”).

Related to toga.

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Forms

plural: tugs
Singulartug
Pluraltugs

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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