Tug

"Tug" in Russian

рыво́к

ryvók

(sudden pull)

букси́ровать

buksírovatʹ

(to tow by tugboat)

дёргать

djórgatʹ

(to pull repeatedly)

дёрнуть

djórnutʹ

(to pull repeatedly)

отбукси́ровать

otbuksírovatʹ

(to tow by tugboat)

потащи́ть

potaščítʹ

(to pull with great effort)

потяну́ть

potjanútʹ

(to pull with great effort)

тащи́ть

taščítʹ

(to pull with great effort)

тяну́ть

tjanútʹ

(to pull with great effort)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.