boat vs tug
tug vs boatboat and tug both are nouns.
boat and tug both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| boat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| tug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
tug is a hyponym of
boat; that is, tug is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
boat:
- boat: a small vessel for travel on water
- tug: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Other hyponyms of boat include
ark, barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter, bumboat, canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat, catamaran, ferry, ferryboat, fireboat, gondola, guard boat, gunboat, junk, longboat, lugger, mackinaw, Mackinaw boat, mail boat, mailboat, packet, packet boat, motorboat, powerboat, pilot boat, police boat, punt, river boat, scow, sea boat, small boat, steamboat, surfboat, cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender, towboat, tower, tugboat.
| boat (noun) | tug (noun) |
|---|---|
| a small vessel for travel on water | a sudden abrupt pull |
| a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships |
| boat (verb) | tug (verb) |
|---|---|
| ride in a boat on water | 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 |
Words related to "boat"
- Mackinaw boat
- argyle
- argyll
- ark
- barge
- boat whistle
- boat-race
- boater
- boating
- bumboat
- canal boat
- canoe
- catamaran
- cockpit locker
- crank
- cranky
- cutter
- dish
- ferry
- ferryboat
- fireboat
- flatboat
- gondola
- gravy boat
- gravy holder
- guard boat
- gunboat
- hoy
- junk
- kayak
- lighter
- longboat
- lugger
- mackinaw
- mail boat
- mailboat
- mooring
- mooring line
- motorboat
- narrow boat
- narrowboat
- navigation
- packet
- packet boat
- paddle
- painter
- passenger
- pilot boat
- pilotage
- piloting
- pinnace
- police boat
- pontoon
- powerboat
- punt
- registered
- ride
- rider
- river boat
- row
- sail
- sauceboat
- scow
- scull
- sculler
- sea boat
- ship's boat
- small boat
- steamboat
- surfboat
- tack
- tender
- tippy
- towboat
- tower
- tug
- tugboat
- unregistered
- vessel
- watercraft
- wear round
- yacht
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