strain vs tug

strain and tug both are nouns.

strain and tug both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tug is a hypernym of strain; that is, tug is a word with a broader meaning than strain:

strain: to exert much effort or energy
tug: strive and make an effort to reach a goal

Other hypernyms of strain include drive, labor, labour, push.

strain (noun)	tug (noun)
an effortful attempt to attain a goal	a sudden abrupt pull
the act of singing	a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
an intense or violent exertion
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

strain (verb)	tug (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious	struggle in opposition
alter the shape of (something) by stress	pull hard
to exert much effort or energy	pull or strain hard at
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity	move by pulling hard
remove by passing through a filter	carry with difficulty
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements	tow (a vessel) with a tug
become stretched or tense or taut	strive and make an effort to reach a goal
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
test the limits of

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