What is another word for tug?
682 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈʌɡ], [ tˈʌɡ], [ t_ˈʌ_ɡ]Table of Contents
Similar words for tug:
- act (noun)
- boat (noun)
- effort (noun)
- labor (noun)
- labour (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- tote (noun)
- towboat (noun)
- tower (noun)
- tugboat (noun)
- contend (verb)
- drag (verb)
- draw (verb)
- draw out (verb)
- fight (verb)
- haul (verb)
- jerk (verb)
- moil (verb)
- pluck (verb)
- pull (verb)
- strive (verb)
- toil (verb)
- war (verb)
- wrench (verb)
- yank (verb)
- other synonyms
- battle
- contend
- draw
- draw out
- moil
- other relevant words
- pull
- tackle
Synonyms for Tug:
n.
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- canoe,
- barge,
- canal boat,
- bulk carrier,
- Bowser,
- cabin cruiser,
- coracle,
- carrier,
- cockleshell.
- tug.
- ship.
- re solutions,
- under-takings,
- under-taking,
- pro ducts,
- under taking,
- re-solutions,
- pro duct,
- pro-ducts,
- re-solution,
- pro-duct.
- tote.
v.
• contend (verb)- giving ones got,
- mixes it up with,
- give got,
- giving one's all,
- gave ones got,
- gave one's all,
- with standing,
- having at,
- give one got,
- mixes with,
- gives all one's got,
- mixt it with,
- gives ones got,
- mix it with,
- knocked oneself out,
- mixt it up with,
- mixed it up with,
- shoots at,
- gave one got,
- gave ones all,
- tangling with,
- gives ones all,
- gave all one's got,
- giving all ones got,
- give all,
- giving one got,
- pushed for,
- gives one's all,
- with stood,
- with-stand,
- mixes it with,
- jockeyed for position,
- gave got,
- knocks oneself out,
- give ones got,
- gave one's got,
- give all got,
- giving all got,
- mixing it up with,
- went after,
- jockeying for position,
- giving all one's got,
- giving one all,
- giving all one got,
- knocking oneself out,
- shooting for,
- gave all ones got,
- makes play for,
- jockeys for position,
- hath at,
- gives all one got,
- mixing up with,
- mixt with,
- mixed it with,
- gives one all,
- with-standing,
- mixt up with,
- goes for broke,
- mixing with,
- give all one got,
- gives one got,
- give all ones got,
- hadst at,
- mixing it with,
- shooting at,
- give ones all,
- tangles with,
- gave all one got,
- went for broke,
- with stands,
- going for it,
- pushes for,
- shot for,
- giving got,
- shoots for,
- gave all,
- making play for,
- gave all got,
- give one all,
- scrambles for,
- gives all,
- with-stands,
- going for jugular,
- gives all ones got,
- tangled with,
- made play for,
- give one's got,
- mixes up with,
- gives one's got,
- went for jugular,
- scrambling for,
- gave one all,
- haddest at,
- gives all got,
- pushing for,
- goes for jugular,
- has at,
- hast at,
- scrambled for,
- with stand,
- gives got,
- giving ones all,
- giving one's got,
- giving all.
- makes longer,
- ex-tended,
- ex tended,
- ex-tending,
- ex-tends,
- span out,
- ex tend,
- pro-tracts,
- pro tract,
- ex tending,
- strings out,
- making longer,
- spinning out,
- pro tracts,
- ex-tend,
- pro-tract,
- spins out,
- ex tends,
- stringed out.
- going war,
- took the field,
- took all comers,
- didst battle,
- takes gauntlet,
- exchanges blows,
- goes to war,
- carried war,
- taking all comers,
- brushes with,
- went to war,
- mixt it up,
- did battle,
- takes comers,
- take comers,
- taking gauntlet,
- took up the gauntlet,
- flaring up,
- flared up,
- bandying with,
- take the gauntlet,
- plies weapons,
- goes war,
- brushing with,
- took gauntlet,
- takes up gauntlet,
- takes the field,
- doest battle,
- bandied with,
- carries on war,
- bandies with,
- going to war,
- went war,
- carrying on war,
- brushed with,
- doth battle,
- take up gauntlet,
- took up gauntlet,
- plied weapons,
- exchanged blows,
- rowdied,
- took comers,
- takes the gauntlet,
- carries war,
- taking the gauntlet,
- does battle,
- carried on war,
- wages war,
- take field,
- exchanging blows,
- taking up the gauntlet,
- took field,
- taking comers,
- duelled,
- taking up gauntlet,
- go war,
- takes field,
- takes up the gauntlet,
- taking field,
- carry war,
- mixes it up,
- carrying war,
- dost battle,
- waged war,
- took the gauntlet,
- take gauntlet,
- takes all comers,
- mixed it up,
- rowdying,
- plying weapons,
- doeth battle,
- mixing it up,
- taking the field.
- re move,
- piggied back,
- piggying back,
- re-moving,
- re-moves,
- piggies back,
- re-move,
- re moved,
- re moving.
- works oneself to bone,
- worked bone,
- plugs away,
- working bone,
- worked oneself to the bone,
- wrought the bone,
- work oneself bone,
- working to the bone,
- works the bone,
- pours on,
- worked to the bone,
- worked the bone,
- wrought bone,
- plugged away,
- exerted oneself,
- worked oneself the bone,
- poured it on,
- wrought oneself bone,
- work oneself the bone,
- work the bone,
- works to the bone,
- works oneself the bone,
- work to the bone,
- works to bone,
- work oneself to bone,
- working the bone,
- wrought oneself to the bone,
- poured on,
- working oneself the bone,
- works oneself bone,
- working to bone,
- wrought to bone,
- working oneself to bone,
- exerting oneself,
- work to bone,
- works bone,
- worked oneself to bone,
- pouring on,
- worked to bone,
- working oneself bone,
- pouring it on,
- working oneself to the bone,
- wrought oneself to bone,
- worked oneself bone,
- wrought oneself the bone,
- exerts oneself,
- wrought to the bone,
- work bone,
- works oneself to the bone.
- didst ones utmost,
- do best,
- bends over backward,
- does ones best,
- break neck,
- doing one best,
- brake neck,
- brake one's neck,
- broke one's neck,
- leaving no stone unturned,
- doing one utmost,
- do one best,
- doeth utmost,
- didst best,
- brake one neck,
- doth one utmost,
- doth ones utmost,
- trying hard,
- breaking one's neck,
- do ones utmost,
- doth ones best,
- left no stone unturned,
- didst one's best,
- breaking one neck,
- dost one best,
- didst one best,
- did utmost,
- going limit,
- doest utmost,
- went limit,
- didst utmost,
- doeth one's utmost,
- doth one's utmost,
- doeth one utmost,
- doeth one's best,
- does one best,
- didst one utmost,
- does one utmost,
- did one best,
- did one's best,
- dost one utmost,
- does one's best,
- doest best,
- goes for the jugular,
- doth best,
- did ones best,
- breaks one neck,
- doest one's utmost,
- breaks ones neck,
- goes limit,
- doeth ones best,
- bending over backward,
- doeth best,
- doing ones utmost,
- did one utmost,
- dost utmost,
- did ones utmost,
- doing best,
- went all out,
- broke ones neck,
- brake ones neck,
- doing utmost,
- went for the jugular,
- doest one best,
- doeth one best,
- bent over backward,
- do ones best,
- breaking neck,
- do utmost,
- doest one utmost,
- does one's utmost,
- dost one's utmost,
- doing one's utmost,
- going for the jugular,
- doest ones best,
- break ones neck,
- dost best,
- leaves no stone unturned,
- doing ones best,
- doth one's best,
- didst ones best,
- bended over backward,
- doth utmost,
- doeth ones utmost,
- does best,
- goes the limit,
- does ones utmost,
- leaved no stone unturned,
- did best,
- didst one's utmost,
- doest one's best,
- tries hard,
- does utmost,
- goes all out,
- making every effort,
- broke one neck,
- breaks neck,
- breaking ones neck,
- dost one's best,
- broke neck,
- do one utmost,
- doing one's best,
- makes every effort,
- doest ones utmost,
- going the limit,
- made every effort,
- doth one best,
- go limit,
- dost ones utmost,
- did one's utmost,
- breaks one's neck,
- dost ones best,
- went the limit,
- break one neck.
- pushed oneself,
- works like dog,
- works like a dog,
- wrought like dog,
- wrought like a dog,
- working like dog,
- pegged away,
- pushes oneself,
- pushing oneself,
- pegs away,
- worked like a dog,
- worked like dog,
- pegging away,
- work like dog,
- working like a dog.
- took arms,
- made war,
- engaged combat,
- dis agreed,
- take field against,
- engages combat,
- engages in combat,
- dis-agreeing,
- making war,
- dis-agrees,
- dis-agreed,
- marched against,
- engage combat,
- marches against,
- engaging combat,
- taking the field against,
- engaging in combat,
- takes field against,
- makes war,
- taking arms,
- takes arms,
- took up arms,
- takes up arms,
- campaigns against,
- took the field against,
- taking up arms,
- taking field against,
- took field against,
- dis agreeing,
- campaigning against,
- takes the field against,
- dis agrees,
- dis-agree,
- dis agree,
- campaigned against.
Other synonyms:
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- trundle.
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- strain.
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- trail.
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- stretch.
- feud.
- push for,
- goes after,
- give one's all,
- scramble for,
- give all one's got,
- knock oneself out,
- go for it,
- litigate,
- shoot at,
- make play for,
- go for jugular,
- tangle with,
- mixed up with,
- mix up with,
- shot at,
- have at,
- Emulated,
- shoot for,
- mix it up with,
- mixed with,
- Vied,
- Jostled,
- go for broke,
- going for broke,
- going after,
- had at,
- mix with,
- Struggled,
- go after,
- jockey for position.
- made longer,
- protract,
- stringing out,
- led on,
- string out,
- lead on,
- leading on,
- spin out,
- leads on,
- strung out,
- make longer,
- spun out.
- fag,
- Travailing,
- plugging away,
- Travailed,
- fagged,
- pour it on,
- pour on,
- work oneself to the bone,
- FAGS,
- Fagging,
- plug away,
- exert oneself,
- Moiling.
- humped,
- flare up,
- tussle,
- go for the jugular,
- shrug,
- hales,
- Gunning,
- Danced,
- exchange blows,
- take all comers,
- duelling,
- haul,
- draw,
- hale,
- heft,
- jousted,
- campaign against,
- wrench,
- humping,
- drag,
- try hard,
- work like a dog,
- twitch,
- going all out,
- draw out,
- flares up,
- hurtle,
- toil,
- Jagging,
- mix it up,
- carry on war,
- Tiffing,
- take up the gauntlet,
- altercates,
- altercate,
- Trailed,
- ply weapons,
- Haling,
- Haled,
- do one's utmost,
- yank,
- Altercated,
- go out,
- war,
- fight,
- do battle,
- Twinging,
- take arms,
- break one's neck,
- waging war,
- do one's best,
- engaged in combat,
- tried hard,
- bandy with,
- Dueling,
- Twinged,
- strife,
- marching against,
- pull,
- make every effort,
- take the field against,
- Wars,
- Shrugging,
- Shrugged,
- Flipping,
- engage in combat,
- hefts,
- shrugs,
- dancing,
- march against,
- Altercating,
- lug,
- go to war,
- Tiffed,
- shelling,
- wage war,
- Vellicating,
- Warred,
- wrenching,
- go the limit,
- doing battle,
- take up arms,
- dueled,
- peg away,
- duel,
- piggy back,
- hurtling,
- ferry,
- schlepp,
- Hefted,
- goes out,
- moil,
- Hefting,
- gun,
- contend,
- vellicate,
- leave no stone unturned,
- pluck,
- strive,
- battle,
- take the field,
- gunned,
- shelled,
- pull at,
- make war,
- bend over backward,
- push oneself,
- evulse,
- go all out,
- jousting,
- brush with.
Paraphrases for Tug:
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
pulling.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
pulls.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
tugboat.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
Hyponym for Tug:
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