tug

tug
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noun
ADJECTIVE
good, hard, sharp

All it needed was a good tug.

firm
gentle, little, slight, small
quick, sudden
VERB + TUG
give (sth)
feel
PREPOSITION
with a tug

She started the engine with one tug of the starter rope.

tug at

She felt a sharp tug at her sleeve.

tug on

She gave a little tug on the rope.

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verb
ADVERB
gently, lightly

He tugged lightly at my wrist.

hard

He tugged harder, but it was caught fast.

nervously

She nervously tugged at her long brown hair.

playfully

She playfully tugged at his shirt.

PREPOSITION
at

She tugged at his arm to get his attention.

by

He tugged me by the sleeve.

on

Alexis was up in a flash, tugging on his arm.

Tug is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand
Tug is used with these nouns as the object: ↑beard, ↑rein

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Tug — Tug, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. [1913 Webster] At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A sort of vehicle, used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tug — Tug, v. i. 1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. [1913 Webster] He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To labor; to strive; to struggle. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tug — Tug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tugging}.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t[ e]on, p. p. togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L. ducere to lead,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ţug — ŢUG, ţuguri, s.n. (reg.) Tren. – Din germ. Zug. Trimis de laura tache, 05.02.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  ŢUG s. v. locomotivă, maşină, tren. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  ţug s. n., pl. ţú …   Dicționar Român

  • tug — tug; tug·ger; tug·less; tug·man; …   English syllables

  • tug — tȗg m <N mn túgovi> DEFINICIJA pov. konjski rep privezan na vrhu koplja kao zastava, znak dostojanstva paše (čin paše razlikovao se prema broju tugova) ETIMOLOGIJA tur. tuǧ ← perz. tūg …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • TUG — steht für: Technische Universität Graz Telekommunikationsunternehmensgesetz, ein Schweizer Gesetz, das insbesondere die Organisation der Swisscom regelt TeX Users Group Transparenzrichtlinie Umsetzungsgesetz Tug ist: ein Motorschlepper zum Ziehen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tug — (v.) early 13c., from weak grade of O.E. teohan to pull, drag, from P.Gmc. *teukh pull, from PIE *deuk to pull, to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Related to TOW (Cf. tow) (1). The noun is recorded from c.1500; meaning small steamer used to tow… …   Etymology dictionary

  • tug — [tug] vi. tugged, tugging [ME tuggen, prob. < ON toga, to draw, pull, akin to OE togian (see TOW1), teon, to pull < IE base * deuk , to draw, pull > DUCT] 1. to exert great effort in pulling; pull hard; drag; haul: often with at 2. to… …   English World dictionary

  • tȗg — m 〈N mn túgovi〉 pov. konjski rep privezan na vrhu koplja kao zastava, znak dostojanstva paše (čin paše razlikovao se prema broju tugova) ✧ {{001f}}tur. ← perz …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • tug — tug, túguri, s.n. (reg.) unealtă de lustruit piei, în tăbăcărie. Trimis de blaurb, 16.03.2007. Sursa: DAR …   Dicționar Român

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