Synonyms for tug
tʌgtug

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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 tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRIVE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, drag, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lead, lure, pull, tow

   Antonyms:
   alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

   Preposition:
   To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tugverb

   Synonyms:
   pull, drag, haul, draw

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tug, jerknoun

   a sudden abrupt pull

   Synonyms:
   saccade, jerky, jerk, dork, jerking, jerked meat, jolt, towboat, tugboat, tower

2. tugboat, tug, towboat, towerverb

   a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

   Synonyms:
   towboat, tower, jerk, column, pillar, tugboat

3. tugverb

   pull hard

   "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

   Synonyms:
   labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive

4. tug, labor, labour, push, driveverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fight, force back, crowd, lug, get, dig, ram, drudge, moil, press, 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. tugverb

   tow (a vessel) with a tug

   "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

   Synonyms:
   labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive

6. lug, tote, tugverb

   carry with difficulty

   "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

   Synonyms:
   labour, block, lug, push, stuff, labor, tote, drive, choke up

7. tugverb

   move by pulling hard

   "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

   Synonyms:
   labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive

8. tugverb

   pull or strain hard at

   "Each oar was tugged by several men"

   Synonyms:
   labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive

9. tugverb

   struggle in opposition

   "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

   Synonyms:
   labor, lug, tote, push, labour, drive

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Pull
   • Struggle
   • Tow
   • Transport

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1. yank

   as to quickly tug, jerk or pull at something attached by a rope or other line held in hand.

   they all grabbed the rope in unison and yanked it quickly & even harder, so as to dislodge it from it's place of mooring.

   Submitted by acronimous on December 8, 2019  

2. hauling

   exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself

   she hauled the laden basket up the slope

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. tugverb

   Synonyms:
   pull (with great effort), draw, haul, drag

2. tugverb

   Synonyms:
   pull hard

3. tugverb

   Synonyms:
   labor, struggle, strive

4. tugnoun

   Synonyms:
   hard pull, great effort

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1. tugnoun

   Synonyms:
   trace, pull, effort

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "tug":

   tugboat, tow, tugs

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1. Erik Brattberg:

   Europeans are under no illusion that the US is going to take a radically different approach to China -- Donald Trump has permanently changed the narrative on that, while they are relieved that the White House is going to be more predictable on China and keen to coordinate with partners, they are still going to resist becoming a chip in the Beijing-DC tug of war.

2. Alla Wagner:

   How will moving here change someone's life ? Why would they enjoy cutting the grass ? Why would they love being here ? I don't want to have tunnel vision. I want someone to tug on my heart strings.

3. Marshal Cohen:

   There is a tug-of-war between the consumer's desire to buy what they want, and the need to make concessions based on the higher prices hitting their wallets.

4. Donald Trump:

   I will say that in immigration as well as with anything else, there has to be tug and pull. You have to be able to have some flexibility, i may have said something like that with The New York Times. But I am not going to release something off the record.

5. Pete Holiday:

   Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope.