tug

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
2. (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
3. (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
4. (ambitransitive, slang) To masturbate.

Noun

1. A sudden powerful pull.
2. A tugboat.
3. A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
4. (obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
5. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
6. A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
7. An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
8. (slang) An act of male masturbation.

Noun

A foundationer or colleger at Eton.

Sinonieme

pull

drag

draw

haul

tow

jerk

tugboat

yank

towboat

wrench

🔧

pull out

pull on

draught

lug

twitch

heave

tower

traction

fire

🔥

tug at

pluck

draft

trail

drive

labour

labor

tote

shoot

saccade

snatch

have in tow

draw in

push

rip

hitch

drawing

drawl

tear

gouge

get out

game

force

bout

flatboat

drag along

fidget

plume

extract

bite

attract

Vertalings

remorquer

tirer

remorqueur

remolcador

arrastrar

rimorchiatore

zerren

sleepboot

tirare

tirar

rukken

ρυμουλκό

arrossegar

tirar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tʌɡ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: tuggen

Geërf van Old English: togian

Verwante met Middle Low German: togen

Verwante met Middle High German: zogen

Verwante met Yslands: toga

In summary

From Middle English tuggen, toggen, from Old English togian (“to draw, drag”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”).
Cognate with Middle Low German togen (“to draw”), Middle High German zogen (“to pull, tear off”), Icelandic toga (“to pull, draw”). Related to tow.