Definition of tug

"tug" in the noun sense

1. tug, jerk

a sudden abrupt pull

2. tugboat, tug, towboat, tower

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

"tug" in the verb sense

1. tug

pull hard

"The prisoner tugged at the chains"

"This movie tugs at the heart strings"

2. tug, labor, labour, push, drive

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

"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"

3. tug

tow (a vessel) with a tug

"The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

4. lug, tote, tug

carry with difficulty

"You'll have to lug this suitcase"

5. tug

move by pulling hard

"The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

6. tug

pull or strain hard at

"Each oar was tugged by several men"

7. tug

struggle in opposition

"She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

Quotations for tug

When Greeks joined Greeks, then was the tug of war! [ Nathaniel Lee ]

tug in Scrabble®

The word tug is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters tug:

TUG
(12)
GUT
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
GUT
(12)
GUT
(12)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word tug

TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(7)
TUG
(6)
TUG
(6)
TUG
(6)
TUG
(5)
TUG
(5)
TUG
(4)

The 28 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tug

TUG
(12)
GUT
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
GUT
(12)
GUT
(12)
GUT
(8)
GUT
(8)
GUT
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
GUT
(8)
TUG
(7)
GUT
(7)
TUG
(6)
TUG
(6)
GUT
(6)
TUG
(6)
GUT
(6)
GUT
(6)
TUG
(5)
GUT
(5)
TUG
(5)
GUT
(5)
GUT
(4)
TUG
(4)

tug in Words With Friends™

The word tug is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters tug:

TUG
(18)
GUT
(18)
TUG
(18)
TUG
(18)
GUT
(18)
GUT
(18)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tug

TUG
(18)
TUG
(18)
TUG
(18)
TUG
(14)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(10)
TUG
(10)
TUG
(9)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(8)
TUG
(7)
TUG
(6)

The 30 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In tug

TUG
(18)
GUT
(18)
TUG
(18)
TUG
(18)
GUT
(18)
GUT
(18)
TUG
(14)
GUT
(14)
GUT
(12)
GUT
(12)
GUT
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
TUG
(12)
GUT
(12)
TUG
(10)
TUG
(10)
GUT
(10)
GUT
(10)
TUG
(9)
GUT
(9)
TUG
(8)
GUT
(8)
TUG
(8)
GUT
(8)
GUT
(7)
TUG
(7)
GUT
(6)
TUG
(6)

Words within the letters of tug

3 letter words in tug (Anagrams) (2 words)

tug + 1 blank (6 words)

Words containing the sequence tug

Words with tug in them (1 word)

Words that end with tug (1 word)

Word Growth involving tug

Shorter words in tug

(No shorter words found)

Longer words containing tug

tugboat tugboats

tugged

tugger tuggers

tugging tuggingly

tugging tuggings

tugless

tuglike

tugrik tugriks

tugs