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Synonyms & Antonyms of tug
(Entry 1 of 2)
- gave the man in front a tug on his shirtsleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside
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tug
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of tug (Entry 2 of 2)
- she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
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