āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to tug
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
to pull with a quick, forceful movement
Transitive: to tug at sth | to tug on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The toddler tugged on her mother's sleeve, trying to get her attention.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pull or strive forcefully in a contest or struggle
Transitive: to tug at sth | to tug against sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the tug of war competition, the two teams tugged fiercely at the rope, each vying for victory.
āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cause something to move by applying force with a pulling action
Transitive: to tug sth to a direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In a team effort, they tugged the heavy sled across the snowy field.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°-covered āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pull or carry something with effort
Transitive: to tug sth somewhere | to tug sth to a direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers tugged sacks of grain across the field.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž
to pull or tow a ship using the power and assistance of a tugboat
Transitive: to tug a ship somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The icebreaker tug was specifically designed to tug ships through icy waters, ensuring safe passage.
āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to work or strain vigorously and with effort
Intransitive: to tug at sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sculptor tugged at the block of marble, shaping it into a masterpiece with each chisel strike.
āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨
a sudden abrupt pull
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āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻ ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
tugger
tug
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
