tugged; tugging
1
: to pull or strain hard at
3
: to tow with a tugboat
tugger
noun
tugrik, tugriks
Examples of tug in a Sentence
Verb
I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.
She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.
Noun
He felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.
gave the man in front a tug on his shirtsleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside
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Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
Players tugged white jerseys up from their shorts in anguish.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Jonathan O’Callaghan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Indestructible ring ball: $24.99 Big dogs who like to play tug or chew their toys will love this indestructible ring ball.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The inclusion of handles on two sides of the cubes helps travelers tug their packing cube out of a tightly packed backpack or duffle.
—Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
Players tugged white jerseys up from their shorts in anguish.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
Doing so could allow the density of the asteroid to be calculated, based on its gravitational tug on the spacecraft.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Indestructible ring ball: $24.99 Big dogs who like to play tug or chew their toys will love this indestructible ring ball.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tug
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“Tug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tug. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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