tug
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden abrupt pull
Types & categories
- pull hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
pull hard
The prisoner tugged at the chains
Types & categories
- attract hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Types & categories
- boat hypernym
Parts & wholes
- helm part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
She tugged for years to make a decent living
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
tow (a vessel) with a tug
The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
Types & categories
- tow hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
carry with difficulty
You'll have to lug this suitcase
Types & categories
- carry hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
move by pulling hard
The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
pull or strain hard at
Each oar was tugged by several men
Types & categories
- pull hypernym
Related & opposite
- tug derivation
Sense 9 verb
struggle in opposition
She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
Types & categories
- fight hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jerk |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jerk |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dragger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attract |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | helm |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | boat |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | press on |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | toil |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | task |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | laborer |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | strain |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tugboat |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | dragger |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | tow |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | baggage |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | carryall |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | carrier |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | carry |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | dragger |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | tug |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | fight |