tug

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

remorquer

tirer

remorqueur

traîner

tirailler

étirer

pousser

rouler

tour

traction

travailler

tirer avec force

tirer fort

traction subite

bateau remorqueur

Remorqueur

accouchement

tirement

aller

arracher

circuler

conduire

Synonymes

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

Traductions

remolcador

arrastrar

zerren

rimorchiatore

sleepboot

tirare

rukken

tirar

arrossegar

trekken

tirar

ρυμουλκό

rebocador

remolcador

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tʌɡ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: tuggen

Hérité de ancien anglais: togian

Appartenant à Middle Low German: togen

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: zogen

Appartenant à islandais: 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.