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Tug
A tug (tugboat or towboat) is a type of vessel that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or pulling them either by direct contact or by means of a tow line. Tugs typically move vessels that either are restricted in their ability to maneuver on their own, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal, or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, log rafts, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for their size and strongly built, and some are ocean-going. Some tugboats serve as icebreakers or salvage boats. Early tugboats had steam engines, but today most have diesel engines. Many tugboats have firefighting monitors, allowing them to assist in firefighting, especially in harbors.
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Tug (verb)
to pull or drag with great effort
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
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Tug (verb)
to pull hard repeatedly
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
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Tug (verb)
to tow by tugboat
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Tug (noun)
a sudden powerful pull
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Tug (noun)
a tugboat
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Tug (noun)
A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
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Tug (noun)
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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Tug (noun)
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
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Tug (noun)
An act of masturbation
“He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.”
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Pull (interjection)
Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
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Pull (noun)
An act of pulling (applying force)
“He gave the hair a sharp pull and it came out.”
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Pull (noun)
An attractive force which causes motion towards the source
“The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.”
“iron fillings drawn by the pull of a magnet”
“She took a pull on her cigarette.”
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Pull (noun)
Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope
“a zipper pull”
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Pull (noun)
Something in one’s favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.
“In weights the favourite had the pull.”
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Pull (noun)
Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)
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Pull (noun)
The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
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Pull (noun)
A journey made by rowing
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Pull (noun)
A contest; a struggle.
“a wrestling pull”
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Pull (noun)
Loss or violence suffered.
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Pull (noun)
The act of drinking.
“to take a pull at a mug of beer”
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Pull (noun)
A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.
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Pull (noun)
A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
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Pull (verb)
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
“When I give the signal, pull the rope.”
“You’re going to have to pull harder to get that cork out of the bottle.”
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Pull (verb)
To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
“to pull fruit from a tree; to pull flax; to pull a finch”
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Pull (verb)
To attract or net; to pull in.
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Pull (verb)
To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
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Pull (verb)
To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.
“I pulled at the club last night.”
“He’s pulled that bird over there.”
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Pull (verb)
To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
“Each day, they pulled the old bread and set out fresh loaves.”
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Pull (verb)
To do or perform.
“He regularly pulls 12-hour days, sometimes 14.”
“You’ll be sent home if you pull another stunt like that.”
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Pull (verb)
To retrieve or generate for use.
“I’ll have to pull a part number for that.”
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Pull (verb)
To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
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Pull (verb)
To row.
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Pull (verb)
To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
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Pull (verb)
To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
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Pull (verb)
To score a certain amount of points in a sport.
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Pull (verb)
To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
“The favourite was pulled.”
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Pull (verb)
To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.
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Pull (verb)
To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
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Pull (verb)
To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
“Let’s stop at Finnigan’s. The barman pulls a good pint.”
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Pull (verb)
To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.