— tugger , n. — tugless , adj.
/tug/ , v. , tugged, tugging , n.
v.t.
1. to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
2. to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.
3. to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat.
v.i.
4. to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer.
5. to strive hard; labor; toil.
n.
6. an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
7. a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle: the tug of young minds in a seminar.
8. tugboat.
9. that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.
10. (on a harness)
a. trace 2 (def. 1).
b. any of various supporting or pulling parts.
[ 1175-1225; ME toggen to play-wrestle, contend; akin to OE togian to TOW 1 ]
Syn. 1. yank, jerk, wrench.