fight vs tug

fight and tug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fight	Yes	No	Yes	No
tug	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tug is a hyponym of fight; that is, tug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fight:

As verbs, tug is a hyponym of fight; that is, tug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fight:

Other hyponyms of fight include drive, labor, labour, push, flounder.

fight (noun)	tug (noun)
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war	a sudden abrupt pull
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle	a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
a boxing or wrestling match
an aggressive willingness to compete
an intense verbal dispute

fight (verb)	tug (verb)
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight	struggle in opposition
fight against or resist strongly	pull hard
make a strenuous or labored effort	pull or strain hard at
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for	move by pulling hard
	carry with difficulty
	tow (a vessel) with a tug
	strive and make an effort to reach a goal