tug

  • 11tug — tug, túguri, s.n. (reg.) unealtă de lustruit piei, în tăbăcărie. Trimis de blaurb, 16.03.2007. Sursa: DAR …

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  • 12tug — vb tow, hale, haul, drag, *pull, draw …

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  • 13tug — [n/v] quick pull drag, draw, haul, heave, jerk, lug, strain, toil, tow, traction, wrench, yank; concept 206 Ant. push …

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  • 14tug — ► VERB (tugged, tugging) ▪ pull hard or suddenly. ► NOUN 1) a hard or sudden pull. 2) (also tugboat) a small, powerful boat for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour. ORIGIN from the base of …

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  • 15tug — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, sharp ▪ All it needed was a good tug. ▪ firm ▪ gentle, little …

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  • 16tug — I n. pull 1) to give a tug on tugboat 2) a seagoing tug II v. (D; intr.) to tug at (to tug at a rope) * * * [tʌg] [ pull ] to give a tug on [ tugboat ] a seagoing tug (D; intr.) to tug at (to tug at a rope) …

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  • 17tug — tug1 [tʌg] v past tense and past participle tugged present participle tugging 1.) [I and T] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls ▪ The woman gently tugged his arm. tug at/on something ▪ Joe was tugging at her sleeve. 2.) [T always +… …

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  • 18tug — [[t]tʌ̱g[/t]] tugs, tugging, tugged 1) VERB If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull. [V at n] A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly... [V n] She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.… …

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  • 19tug — I UK [tʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tug : present tense I/you/we/they tug he/she/it tugs present participle tugging past tense tugged past participle tugged to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement tug… …

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  • 20tug — 01. The little dog was [tugging] at its leash, trying to get away. 02. We felt the fish [tug] the line, and then suddenly, it was gone. 03. The kitten [tugged] at my shoe lace. 04. I felt a [tug] at my sleeve and turned around to see an old… …

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