Definition of Tug

Noun

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
  tugboat towboat tower
• a sudden abrupt pull
  jerk

Verb

• struggle in opposition
  "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
  
• pull or strain hard at
  "Each oar was tugged by several men"
  
• move by pulling hard
  "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
  
• carry with difficulty
  "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
  lug tote
• tow (a vessel) with a tug
  "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"
  
• 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"
  labor labour push drive
• pull hard
  "The prisoner tugged at the chains"
  "This movie tugs at the heart strings"
  

Word games points for the Tug

• Scrabble® score of the tug (4)
• Word Chums® score of the tug (6)
• Words With Friends® score of the tug (6)

Unscramble tug

5 unscramble word found using the letters tug.

gu, gut, tug, ug, ut,