Tug

tug, v.t. to pull with effort: to drag along.— v.i. to pull with great effort: to struggle:— pr.p. tug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. tugged.— n. a strong pull: a steam-ve el for towing ships: a strong rope.— ns. Tug′-boat , a strongly-built steamship for towing ve els; Tug′ger , one who tugs.— adv. Tug′gingly .— n. Tug′-of-war , a laborious contest: a contest in which opposing teams tug at the end of a rope, in their efforts to pull one another over a line marked on the ground between them. [Closely conn. with tuck and tow (v.).]