to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.

to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.

to tow (a vessel) by means of a tugboat.

to pull with force or effort

to tug at a stuck drawer.

to strive hard; labor; toil.

an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.

a strenuous contest between opposing forces, groups, or persons; struggle

the tug of young minds in a seminar.

tugboat.

that by which something is tugged, as a rope or chain.

(on a harness)

trace 2 ( def. 1 ) .

any of various supporting or pulling parts.

noun, verb

push

noun, verb

drag , draw , haul , heave , jerk , lug , strain , toil , tow , traction , wrench , yank

verb

drag , draw , haul , tow , drive , fag , moil , strain , strive , sweat , toil , travail , work

noun

lurch , snap , twitch , wrench , yank