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tug

/tʌɡ/
noun

  1. A sudden powerful pull.

  2. A tugboat.

  3. A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.

verb

  1. To pull or drag with great effort

    "The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub."

  2. To pull hard repeatedly

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

  3. To tow by tugboat

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