Result from Foreign Dictionaries (5 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tug \Tug\, v. i. 1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream. [1913 Webster] He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To labor; to strive; to struggle. [1913 Webster] England now is left To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tug \Tug\, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort. [1913 Webster] At the tug he falls, Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also {steam tug}, {tugboat}, and {towboat}. [1913 Webster] 4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. [1913 Webster] {Tug iron}, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tugging}.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p. togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L. ducere to lead, draw. Cf. {Duke}, {Team}, {Tie}, v. t., {Touch}, {Tow}, v. t., {Tuck} to press in, {Toy} a plaything.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] 2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To ease the pain, His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: tug n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {tug}, {jerk}] 2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: {tugboat}, {tug}, {towboat}, {tower}] v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" 2: 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" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}] 3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor" 4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: {lug}, {tote}, {tug}] 5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud" 6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men" 7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: TUG TeX User's Group (org., user group, TeX)