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verb | noun tugtug1 /tʌg/ ●●○ verb (tugged, tugging) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEtug |
Present | I, you, we, they | tug | | he, she, it | tugs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tugged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tugged | | he, she, it | has tugged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tugged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tug | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tugged |
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Present | I | am tugging | | he, she, it | is tugging | | you, we, they | are tugging | Past | I, he, she, it | was tugging | | you, we, they | were tugging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tugging | | he, she, it | has been tugging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tugging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tugging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tugging |
THESAURUSmove somebody/something toward you► pull to use your hands to make someone or something move toward you or in the direction of your hand: He grabbed the handle and pulled hard. Mom, Ellie’s pulling my hair! ► tug to pull something suddenly with a quick, often repeated, movement: The little boy was tugging at her sleeve. ► drag to pull something along the ground, especially because it is too heavy to carry: We had to drag the mattress into the room. ► haul to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially using a rope: Fishermen hauled in their nets full of fish. ► tow to pull a vehicle along, using a rope or chain: The pickup truck in front of us was towing a boat. ► draw to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction. Used especially in writing: He put his arm around her and drew her closer. 1to pull with one or more short quick pulls: He tugged the dog’s leash.tug on/at something “Come on,” Alice said, tugging at his hand.► see thesaurus at pull12tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings to have a strong effect on your emotions, and make you feel sympathy for someone or something: a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings verb | noun tugtug2 noun [countable] 1 (also tugboat) a small strong boat used for pulling or guiding ships into a port, up a river, etc.2[usually singular] a sudden strong pull: I grabbed the door handle and gave it a good tug.3something that influences your thoughts or feelings and makes you want to do something, be with someone, or go somewhere: tug of Kate felt a tug of jealousy. |