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tug

Cross references:
  1. pull                  
 
1. tug \'t*g\ vb or tugged;  or tug.ging [ME tuggen; akin to OE togian to 
   pull - more at TOW] 1: to pull hard  2: to struggle in opposition : CONTEND 
    3: to exert oneself laboriously : LABOR  1: to pull or strain hard at  2a: 
   to move by pulling hard : HAUL  2b: to carry with difficulty : LUG  3: to 
   tow with a tugboat  - tug.ger n
2. tug n 1a: TRACE  1b: a short leather strap or loop  1c: a rope or chain 
   used for pulling  2a: an act or instance of tugging : PULL  2b: a strong 
   pulling force  3a: a straining effort  3b: a struggle between two people or 
   opposite forces  4: TUGBOAT