tugging (verb)
1tug — [c]/tʌg / (say tug) verb (tugged, tugging) –verb (t) 1. to pull at with force or effort. 2. to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul. 3. to tow (a vessel, etc.) by means of a tugboat. –verb (i) 4. to pull with force or effort: to tug at an oar. 5 …
2tug — verb (tugs, tugging, tugged) 1》 pull hard or suddenly. 2》 tow (a ship) with a tugboat. noun 1》 a hard or sudden pull. 2》 (also tugboat) a small, powerful boat used for towing larger ships, especially in harbour. ↘an aircraft towing a glider.… …
3tug — I. verb (tugged; tugging) Etymology: Middle English tuggen; akin to Old English togian to pull more at tow Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to pull hard 2. to struggle in opposition ; contend 3. to …
4show — [[t]ʃo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ shows, showing, showed, shown 1) VERB If something shows that a state of affairs exists, it gives information that proves it or makes it clear to people. [V that] Research shows that a high fibre diet may protect you from bowel… …
5tug — [[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.… …
6tug — 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 …
7tug — I UK [tʌɡ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tug : present tense I/you/we/they tug he/she/it tugs present participle tugging past tense tugged past participle tugged to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement tug… …
8pull — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force b. to stretch… …
9grin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, Cheshire (AmE), Cheshire cat, huge, large, wide ▪ faint, feeble …
10sleeve — noun 1 piece of clothing that covers arm ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ left, right ▪ full, wide ▪ three quarter (esp. A …
