Definizione monolingua

tug

tug (third-person singular simple present tugs, present participle tugging, simple past and past participle tugged)

1. (transitive) to pull or drag with great effort

   The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.

2. (transitive) to pull hard repeatedly

   He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.

3. (transitive) to tow by tugboat

tug (plural tugs)

1. a sudden powerful pull
   • 2011 September 24, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Bolton”, BBC Sport:

     But Van Persie slotted home 40 seconds after the break before David Wheater saw red for a tug on Theo Walcott.

2. (nautical) a tugboat
3. (slang) An act of masturbation

   He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.

Definizione dizionario tug

	tirare
	to pull repeatedly

	trascinare
	to pull with great effort

rimorchiatore

	rimorchiare
	to tow by tugboat

	strattone
	sudden pull

strappare

strappo

tirata

Altri significati:

(nautical) a small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels ; a small towboat.

(transitive) to pull or drag with great effort

(transitive) to tow by tugboat

a sudden powerful pull

(nautical) a tugboat

A great force, applied in order that an object will move towards the origin of the force that was applied to it.

(transitive) to pull hard repeatedly