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Raretugs
The correct spelling is tugs.
How to pronounce tugs
noun
IPA: /tʌɡz/
Say it like: Tug-s
The correct spelling is tugs. A sudden powerful pull. For example: "He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date."
Usage Examples
“He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.”
“The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.”
“He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden powerful pull.
- 2.A tugboat.
- 3.A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- 4.A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- 5.An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
verb
- 1.To pull or drag with great effort
- 2.To pull hard repeatedly
- 3.To tow by tugboat
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