Definitions For Tug

noun

  • A sudden abrupt pull
  • A powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
  • An act of pulling on something : a quick pull
  • A strong pulling force

verb

  • Struggle in opposition
  • Pull hard
  • Pull or strain hard at
  • Move by pulling hard
  • Carry with difficulty
  • Tow (a vessel) with a tug
  • Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  • To pull something with a quick, forceful movement

Is Tug a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
4
Words with Friends
6

The word Tug is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tug in a Sentence

  • I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.
  • She tugged the cord until the plug came out of the wall socket.
  • He felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.
  • Gave the man in front a tug on his shirtsleeve as a sign that he was supposed to step aside

Synonyms for Tug

Antonyms for Tug

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