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| tug | |
| 1. v. to pull or drag with great effort |  |
| The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub. | |
| 2. v. to pull hard repeatedly | |
| He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter. | |
| 3. v. to tow by tugboat | |
| 4. n. a sudden powerful pull | |
| 5. n. (nautical) a tugboat | |
| 6. n. (obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles. | |
| 7. n. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. | |
| 8. n. (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. | |
| 9. n. (slang) An act of masturbation | |
| He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date. | |
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