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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New Atlas, 22 July 2025
The texture felt a bit dry and tugged during application—not the smoothest glide.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Carl David Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
It was given a tug from a golf cart and pulled in neutral to a grassy lot where potential buyers could place a higher bid.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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Verb
The roof and each side features an X-frame segment that converges at a central hub, and owners simply pull the structure into place by tugging on the loop on the outside of the hub.
—New Atlas, 22 July 2025
The texture felt a bit dry and tugged during application—not the smoothest glide.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Noun
The photographs show a tug pushing a large barge with a crane mounted on top of it.
—Carl David Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 29 July 2025
It was given a tug from a golf cart and pulled in neutral to a grassy lot where potential buyers could place a higher bid.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
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“Tug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tug. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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