Definition for Tug:

• A strong pull: a small, strong, low built steam- vessel for towing ships.

Synonyms for Tug:

• n.

  •
  • canoe,
  • barge,
  • canal boat,
  • bulk carrier,
  • Bowser,
  • cabin cruiser,
  • coracle,
  • carrier,
  • cockleshell.
  •
  • move,
  • snap,
  • lurch.
  •act (noun)
  • tug.
  •boat (noun)
  • ship.
  •effort (noun)
  • re solutions,
  • under-takings,
  • under-taking,
  • pro ducts,
  • under taking,
  • re-solutions,
  • pro duct,
  • pro-ducts,
  • re-solution,
  • pro-duct.
  •labor (noun)
  • labor.
  •labour (noun)
  • labour.
  •tote (noun)
  • tote.
  •towboat (noun)
  • towboat.
  •tower (noun)
  • tower.
  •tugboat (noun)
  • tugboat.

• 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.
  •drag (verb)
  • trans ported.
  •draw (verb)
  • ex-tracts,
  • winds in,
  • ex-tract,
  • ex tract,
  • winded in,
  • wound in,
  • winding in.
  •draw out (verb)
  • 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.
  •fight (verb)
  • 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.
  •haul (verb)
  • re move,
  • piggied back,
  • piggying back,
  • re-moving,
  • re-moves,
  • piggies back,
  • re-move,
  • re moved,
  • re moving.
  •jerk (verb)
  • vellicates,
  • Vellicated.
  •moil (verb)
  • 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.
  •pluck (verb)
  • pulling at,
  • pulls at,
  • pulled at.
  •pull (verb)
  • tow,
  • grab.
  •strive (verb)
  • 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.
  •toil (verb)
  • 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.
  •war (verb)
  • 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.
  •wrench (verb)
  • dis-lodged,
  • ex-act,
  • ex act,
  • dis-torts,
  • dis-tort,
  • dis-lodges,
  • dis tort,
  • dis lodges,
  • dis-lodging,
  • dis lodge,
  • ex-acted,
  • dis torts,
  • ex acts,
  • dis lodged,
  • dis lodging,
  • ex-acting,
  • ex acting,
  • dis-lodge.
  •yank (verb)
  • evulses,
  • evulsing,
  • evulsed.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hitch up,
  • tear at,
  • hike up,
  • pluck at.
  •
  • trundle.
  •
  • strain.
  •
  • trail.
  •
  • stretch.
  •battle
  • feud.
  •contend
  • 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.
  •draw
  • siphoning,
  • evoked,
  • trawl,
  • wind in,
  • siphoned.
  •draw out
  • made longer,
  • protract,
  • stringing out,
  • led on,
  • string out,
  • lead on,
  • leading on,
  • spin out,
  • leads on,
  • strung out,
  • make longer,
  • spun out.
  •moil
  • fag,
  • Travailing,
  • plugging away,
  • Travailed,
  • fagged,
  • pour it on,
  • pour on,
  • work oneself to the bone,
  • FAGS,
  • Fagging,
  • plug away,
  • exert oneself,
  • Moiling.
  •pull
  • weeds,
  • taking out,
  • weeded,
  • weed,
  • Weeding,
  • took out,
  • Spraining.
  •tackle
  • harness.

Paraphrases for Tug:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    pulling.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    pulls.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    tugboat.

• Independent

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    deriving, Quitting, jumping, dragging, leaving, humping, Flushing, Reaping, drawing, Yanking.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    originates, acquires, derives, receives, exploits, pushes, builds, shoots, obtains, drags, gets, learns, reaps, draws, takes, earns, fires.

Antonyms for Tug:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    rebuff, thrust, shove, estrange, repulse, repel, alienate, push, reject, heave.

Tug Sentence Examples:

• He turned the tug about to where we still saw the lights of the Miwaka.

• Hello, what tug is that?

Hyponym for Tug:

• n.

  • act
    pulling, pull.

• v.

  • competition
    fight, struggle, contend.
  • contact
    displace, pull in, move, attract, pull, tow, draw, draw in.