Tug
Tug is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 4 points
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Less common
Meaning of tug
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nounA sudden abrupt pull.
Similar: jerk
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nounA powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships.
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verbPull hard.
“The prisoner tugged at the chains”
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verbStrive and make an effort to reach a goal.
“She tugged for years to make a decent living”
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verbTow (a vessel) with a tug.
“The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of tug
- gut4
Words that rhyme with tug
- bug
- drug
- hug
- plug
- ugh
- dug
- jug
- lug
- mug
- pug
- rug
- shrug
- slug
- smug
- snug
- thug
- chug
- debug
- unplug
- antidrug
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