Definition of tug

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Tug (v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream..

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Tug :: Tug (v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
Almude :: Almude (n.) A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the almud is about 1.4 gallons..
Portuguese :: Portuguese (n. sing. & pl.) A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
Dago :: Dago (n.) A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent..
Portingal :: Portingal (n.) A Portuguese.
Aguardiente :: Aguardiente (n.) A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.
Towboat :: Towboat (n.) A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.
Duenna :: Duenna (n.) An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family..
Port :: Port (n.) A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.
Lisbon :: Lisbon (n.) A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from Lisbon, in Portugal..
Crusado :: Crusado (n.) An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents..
Portingal :: Portingal (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese.
Tugboat :: Tugboat (n.) See Tug, n., 3..
Traction :: Traction (n.) Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug..
Lusitanian :: Lusitanian (a.) Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort..
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it..
Fidalgo :: Fidalgo (n.) The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to that of Hidalgo in Spain..
Calcavella :: Calcavella (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
Crusade :: Crusade (n.) A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
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