Found 3 items, similar to Tug.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tug ganggut, kapal penarik, merenggut, perkelahian, sentakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tug 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] [also: tugging, tugged] tug 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tug Tug \Tug\, v. i. 1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. [1913 Webster] He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To labor; to strive; to struggle. [1913 Webster] England now is left To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p. togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L. ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t., Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a plaything.] 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. [1913 Webster] There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] 2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To ease the pain, His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] Tug \Tug\, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. [1913 Webster] At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat. [1913 Webster] 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. [1913 Webster] Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon. [1913 Webster]