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