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tug /ˈtʌg/
用力拉,拖船,苦幹,掙扎,繩索(vi.)(vt.)用力拉
Tug, v. i.
1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.
2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
England now is left
To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth
The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak.
Tug, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden.
2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Naut. A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
5. Mining. An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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Tug v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged p. pr. & vb. n. Tugging.]
1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. --Roscommon.
2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
To ease the pain,
His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: jerk]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
[syn: tugboat, towboat, tower]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
tugs at the heart strings"
2: 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" [syn: labor, labour, push, drive]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
[syn: lug, tote]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
conflicts"
[also: tugging, tugged]