tug

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

remorquer

tirer

remorqueur

remolcador

arrastrar

rimorchiatore

zerren

sleepboot

tirare

tirar

rukken

ρυμουλκό

arrossegar

tirar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʌɡ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tuggen

Inherited from Old English: togian

Cognate with Middle Low German: togen

Cognate with Middle High German: zogen

Cognate with Icelandic: 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.