tug boat

  • 1tug boat — UK US noun [countable] [singular tug boat plural tug boats] a tug 2 2 Thesaurus: types of boat or shiphyponym …

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  • 2tug boat — tug ,boat noun count a TUG …

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  • 3tug|boat — «TUHG BOHT», noun. a small, powerful boat used to pull or push a barge or barges, to tow large ships into berths, and do other jobs of towing or hauling; towboat …

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  • 4tug boat — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tug boat : singular tug boat plural tug boats American a tug II, 2) …

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  • 5tug|boat|man — «TUHG BOHT muhn», noun, plural men. a man who works on a tugboat …

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  • 6tug boat — boat used to pull ships into a harbor …

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  • 7tug·boat — /ˈtʌgˌboʊt/ noun, pl boats [count] : a small, powerful boat that is used for pulling and pushing ships especially into harbors or up rivers called also tug …

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  • 8tug — tug1 [tʌg] v past tense and past participle tugged present participle tugging 1.) [I and T] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls ▪ The woman gently tugged his arm. tug at/on something ▪ Joe was tugging at her sleeve. 2.) [T always +… …

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  • 9tug — [[t]tʌ̱g[/t]] tugs, tugging, tugged 1) VERB If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull. [V at n] A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly... [V n] She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.… …

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  • 10tug — 1 verb tugged, tugging (I, T) also tug at to pull with one or more short, quick pulls: She kept tugging insistently at Alan s sleeve. 2 noun (C) 1 also tug boat / / a small strong boat used for pulling or guiding ships into a port, up a river etc …

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