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tug vs transport

transport vs tug

tug and transport both are nouns.

tug and transport both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tug Yes No Yes No
transport Yes No Yes No
As verbs, transport is a hypernym of tug; that is, transport is a word with a broader meaning than tug:
  • tug: carry with difficulty
  • transport: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Other hypernyms of tug include carry.
tug (noun) transport (noun)
a sudden abrupt pull the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships the act of moving something from one location to another
something that serves as a means of transportation
a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
tug (verb) transport (verb)
struggle in opposition move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
pull hard send from one person or place to another
pull or strain hard at hold spellbound
move by pulling hard move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
carry with difficulty transport commercially
tow (a vessel) with a tug
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Difference between tug and transport

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