If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull. A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. Tug is also a noun. I felt a tug at my sleeve
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
a sudden abrupt pull struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men" move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" 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
tugs
التركية النطق
tʌgz
النطق
/ˈtəgz/ /ˈtʌɡz/
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[ 't&g ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English tuggen; akin to Old English togian to pull; more at TOW.