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Definition of tug
tugged
;tugging
tugger
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Examples of tug in a Sentence
I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.
She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.
Recent Examples of tug from the Web
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Sure, when the temperatures are truly blistering and the humidity turns the world into your own personal swimming pool, tugging jeans up your legs feels unappealing.
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Now the lure of Earthly love is in the mix, tugging at Shadow's loyalties.
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A group of House conservatives is trying to tug the bill in the opposite direction.
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Their eyebrows were raised, and their foreheads looked plastic from the tension of their hair being tugged.
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As lights and sound (designed by Cherone, operated by Chris Ridenour) rise at the beginning of Act 1, the cast steps up to deliver a gentle comedy that tugs mercilessly at heartstrings and culminates in a bittersweet, hopeful ending.
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RELATED: Opinion: Calling Immigration on Latinos Protesting SB4 is Racial Profiling With the SB4 lawsuit, Reyes is tugging El Cenizo into the national spotlight.
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The forces tugging at NATO will be symbolized before the summit dinner when the leaders inaugurate a new headquarters.
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That is, the worlds have tugged each other into stable orbits whose periods are related to each other by a ratio of two small integers.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tug'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of tug
Middle English tuggen; akin to Old English togian to pull — more at tow
tug
Definition of tug
Examples of tug in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of tug from the Web
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Multiple Coast Guard assets — two helicopter crews, two cutters and a response boat focusing on navigation — nine members of an Alaska Air National Guard rescue squadron and good Samaritan tug boat St. Michael were involved with the search.
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Descendants of Friedrich and Marie Seidemann, who settled in the area in 1850s, play games (including tug of war), learn something new (this year, Schottische dancing), perform in a talent show and enter cherry-pit-spitting contests.
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Michael takes the settlement letter out of his bag, carries it down to the basement and tugs open the old filing cabinet.
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Why Gardendale is getting so much attention The national spotlight has been shining brightly on Gardendale's battle to separate from Jefferson County, and this report, too, highlights that tug-of-war.
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One of the last prime waterfront properties in Miami-Dade is at the center of a tug-of-war between the village of Palmetto Bay and real estate developers.
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Reports suggest that President Trump has finally decided to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate agreement after many weeks of a back and forth administration tug-of-war.
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Democrats, who are in the midst of their own political tug-of-war between progressives and centrists, have not yet been able to translate the Republican scandals and Trump tiffs into convincing wins.
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Earlier this week, Tajikistan’s president Emomali Rahmon was also prepared for Trump’s game of tug-of-war.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tug'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of tug
15th century
TUG Defined for English Language Learners
tug
playDefinition of tug for English Language Learners
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: to pull something with a quick, forceful movement
tug
Definition of tug for English Language Learners
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: an act of pulling on something : a quick pull
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: a strong pulling force
TUG Defined for Kids
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