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According to WordNet, the verb "tug" has 7 sense(s).

201453109 pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men".

201091298 struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts".

201452918 pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings".

201453256 move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud".

201454246 carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase".

201454636 tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor".

202406916 strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis".


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