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How to pronounce “tug”
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Pronunciation guide for tug
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tug with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- BEING A DOG: Following the Dog into a World of Smell
you close a lid over you you hold a tug
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce tug
BEING A DOG: Following the Dog into a World of Smell

you close a lid over you you hold a tug
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “tug”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
- (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
- (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
- (slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
- [Noun]
- A sudden powerful pull.
- (nautical) A tugboat.
- A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
- (obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
- (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- (slang) An act of male masturbation.
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