Open English Wordnet
Nouns
Verbs
(v)tugpull hard“The prisoner tugged at the chains”,
“This movie tugs at the heart strings” (v)tug, labor, labour, push, drivestrive 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” (v)tugtow (a vessel) with a tug“The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor” (v)lug, tote, tugcarry with difficulty“You'll have to lug this suitcase” (v)tugmove by pulling hard“The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud” (v)tugpull or strain hard at“Each oar was tugged by several men” (v)tugstruggle in opposition“She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts”