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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Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Tight calves can also pull on your Achilles, which then tugs on your plantar fascia, since both attach to your heel bone.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Aviles was slapped with a red card after a tackle in the penalty area and a shirt tug that was deemed a denial of a scoring chance for New York.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Tight calves can also pull on your Achilles, which then tugs on your plantar fascia, since both attach to your heel bone.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
For example, the sun’s gravity tugs harder on the moon than Earth’s does!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Aviles was slapped with a red card after a tackle in the penalty area and a shirt tug that was deemed a denial of a scoring chance for New York.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Tug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tug. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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