Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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displace | No | No | Yes | No |
tug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
displace (noun) | tug (noun) |
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a sudden abrupt pull | |
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships |
displace (verb) | tug (verb) |
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cause to move, usually with force or pressure | struggle in opposition |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | pull hard |
take the place of or have precedence over | pull or strain hard at |
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | move by pulling hard |
carry with difficulty | |
tow (a vessel) with a tug | |
strive and make an effort to reach a goal |