tug, v.
(tugged, tugging, tugs)
freq. cnt. 7
(tugged, tugging, tugs)
freq. cnt. 7
pull hard
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
tug
sample sentences
"The prisoner tugged at the chains""This movie tugs at the heart strings"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
struggle in opposition
<verb.competition>
tug
sample sentences
"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"verb frames
Somebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
pull or strain hard at
<verb.contact>
tug
sample sentences
"Each oar was tugged by several men"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
move by pulling hard
<verb.contact>
tug
sample sentences
"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
carry with difficulty
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
lug tote tug
sample sentences
"You'll have to lug this suitcase"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
tow (a vessel) with a tug
<verb.contact>
tug
sample sentences
"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
drive labor labour push tug
sample sentences
"She tugged for years to make a decent living""We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
"She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
verb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form