TUG

• (noun) a sudden abrupt pull

  synonyms : jerk

• (noun) a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

  synonyms : towboat , tower , tugboat

• (verb) struggle in opposition

  "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

• (verb) pull hard

  "The prisoner tugged at the chains", "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

• (verb) pull or strain hard at

  "Each oar was tugged by several men"

• (verb) move by pulling hard

  "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

• (verb) carry with difficulty

  "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

  synonyms : lug , tote

• (verb) tow (a vessel) with a tug

  "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

• (verb) strive and 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"

  synonyms : drive , labor , labour , push

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