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Tug
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
(2):
(v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
(3):
(v. t.) 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.
(4):
(n.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
(5):
(v. t.) To pull; to pluck.
(6):
(n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; - called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
(7):
(n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
(8):
(v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
(9):
(n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tug'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tug.html. 1828.
