单词 | tug |
释义 | tug —tugger, n. —tugless, adj. /tug/, v. , tugged, tugging, n. v.t. 1. to pull at with force, vigor, or effort. 2. to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul. 3. to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat. v.i. 4. to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer. 5. to strive hard; labor; toil. n. 6. an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul. 7. a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle: the tug of young minds in a seminar. 8. tugboat. 9. that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain. 10. (on a harness) a. trace2 (def. 1). b. any of various supporting or pulling parts. [1175-1225; ME toggen to play-wrestle, contend; akin to OE togian to TOW1] Syn. 1. yank, jerk, wrench. |
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