tug
To pull or drag with great effortTo pull or drag with great effort.
» Tom gave the rope a tug.
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4 senses(transitive)To pull or drag with great effort.
The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.
zerren
тяну́тьtjanútʹ, потяну́тьpotjanútʹ, тащи́тьtaščítʹ
pull hard
(transitive)To pull hard repeatedly.
He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.
zerren
дёргатьdjórgatʹ, дёрнутьdjórnutʹ
pull or strain hard at
(transitive)To tow by tugboat.
schleppen
букси́роватьbuksírovatʹ, отбукси́роватьotbuksírovatʹ
tow (a vessel) with a tug
(ambitransitive, slang)To masturbate.
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36 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
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”).
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Forms
tugs, tugging, tugged, tuggedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle