tug
/tʌɡ/
verb
- To pull something with a quick, strong motion.
- He tugged on the rope to make sure the knot was tight.
- The little boy tugged his mother's sleeve to get her attention.
- She tugged the heavy suitcase out from under the bed.
- To pull or haul something with effort, especially a vehicle or boat.
- The horses tugged the loaded cart up the steep hill.
- They used a winch to tug the sailboat onto the trailer.
- A small tractor tugged the broken car out of the ditch.
Antonyms
noun
- A strong, quick pull.
- With one final tug, she opened the stuck drawer.
- The puppy gave a playful tug at the edge of the blanket.
- He felt a tug on his fishing line and knew he had a bite.
- A strong emotional pull or urge.
- He experienced a tug of guilt after forgetting his friend's birthday.
- She felt a tug of sadness when she saw the old photographs.
- There was a tug of curiosity that made him open the mysterious letter.
- A tugboat.
- We watched the tug push a barge down the river.
- A powerful tug was needed to move the oil tanker.
- The tug guided the large cargo ship into the harbor.