2. (verb)tugboat, tug, towboat, tower a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships Synonyms: towboat, tower, tug, jerk, column, pillar, tugboat
4. (verb)tug, labor, labour, push, drive strive and make an effort to reach a goal Synonyms: fight, force back, crowd, lug, get, dig, ram, drudge, moil, press, tug, agitate, advertize, take, repel, aim, drive, promote, travail, crusade, labour, motor, advertise, grind, bear on, repulse, labor, force, ride, push, campaign, tote, push back, toil, beat back
5. (verb)tug tow (a vessel) with a tug Synonyms: labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive
6. (verb)lug, tote, tug carry with difficulty Synonyms: labour, block, lug, push, stuff, labor, tote, tug, drive, choke up
7. (verb)tug move by pulling hard Synonyms: labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive
8. (verb)tug pull or strain hard at Synonyms: labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive
9. (verb)tug struggle in opposition Synonyms: labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'tug'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. tug One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that te Synonyms: draw, allure, drag, haul, induce, lure, tow, attract, entice, incline, lead, pull, tug Antonyms: alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse
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