The angler felt a strong tug on the line.
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Tug
//tʌɡ//
Synonyms for "tug" (149 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- взимам на буксир verb (to tow by tugboat)
- влача verb (to pull with great effort)
- дърпам verb (to pull repeatedly)
- тегля verb (to pull with great effort)
Danish
1 entries- bugsere verb (to tow by tugboat)
Dutch
3 entries- rukken verb (to pull repeatedly)
- slepen verb (to tow by tugboat)
- trekken verb (to pull with great effort)
Finnish
4 entries- nykäisy noun (sudden pull)
- nykäys noun (sudden pull)
- purunaru noun (dog toy)
- hinata verb (to tow by tugboat)
French
4 entries- tirement noun (sudden pull)
- tug noun (dog toy)
- remorquer verb (to tow by tugboat)
- tirer verb (to pull with great effort)
German
4 entries- Ruck noun (sudden pull)
- Zerrspielzeug noun (dog toy)
- schleppen verb (to tow by tugboat)
- zerren verb (to pull with great effort)
Hungarian
4 entries- cibál verb (to pull repeatedly)
- húzogat verb (to pull repeatedly)
- ráncigál verb (to pull repeatedly)
- rángat verb (to pull repeatedly)
Italian
4 entries- strattone noun (sudden pull)
- rimorchiare verb (to tow by tugboat)
- tirare verb (to pull repeatedly)
- trascinare verb (to pull with great effort)
Marathi
2 entries- खेच noun (sudden pull)
- जोराने खेचणे verb (to pull with great effort)
Māori
1 entries- kāhakihaki verb (to pull repeatedly)
Occitan
1 entries- tirar verb (to pull with great effort)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- یدمك verb (to pull with great effort)
- یدمك verb (to tow by tugboat)
Polish
1 entries- szarpak noun (dog toy)
Portuguese
1 entries- rebocar verb (to tow by tugboat)
Romanian
2 entries- smuci verb (to pull with great effort)
- trage verb (to pull with great effort)
Russian
4 entries- рыво́к noun (sudden pull)
- букси́ровать verb (to tow by tugboat)
- дёргать verb (to pull repeatedly)
- дёрнуть verb (to pull repeatedly)
Spanish
4 entries- halón noun (sudden pull)
- jalada noun (sudden pull)
- jalón noun (sudden pull)
- halar verb (to pull with great effort)
Swedish
4 entries- bogsera verb (to tow by tugboat)
- dra verb (to pull with great effort)
- dra verb (to pull repeatedly)
- släpa verb (to pull with great effort)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
Source: tatoeba (327554)
You're at the zoo, so please don't harass the animals. It is forbidden to throw rocks at them, poke them in the eyes with sticks, and to tug at their fur.
Source: tatoeba (2720764)
Tom gave the rope a tug.
Source: tatoeba (2956765)
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