n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə g
Function: verb
Inflected Form: tugged ; tug · ging
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 exert oneself laboriously : LABOR
transitive verb
1 : to pull or strain hard at
2 a : to move by pulling hard : HAUL b : to carry with difficulty : LUG
3 : to tow with a tugboat
– tug · ger noun