English dictionary
tug
nounPronunciation
/tʌɡ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A sudden powerful pull.
- A tugboat.
- A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- An act of masturbation.
verb
- To pull or drag with great effort
- To pull hard repeatedly
- To tow by tugboat
Example sentences
He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.
The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.
He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.