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tug

/tʌɡ/verb

उच्चारण टग

झटके से खींचना, ज़ोर से खींचना

Core word

verbtugged, tugging
  1. 1

    [I/T] ~ (at/on sth)

    to pull something hard, often several times

    झटके से खींचना, ज़ोर से खींचना

    • The child tugged at her mother's sleeve.
    • He tugged the door, but it was locked.

    Synonyms pull yank jerk tow

    Opposite push

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a sudden hard pull

    झटका, ज़ोर का खिंचाव

    • I felt a tug at my sleeve.
    • A tug on the line told him that a fish had taken the bait.

    Synonyms pull jerk yank

  2. 2

    [C]

    a small powerful boat used for pulling ships into a port

    टगबोट, कर्षण-नौका

    • Two tugs guided the ship into the harbour.
    • A powerful tug towed the barge up the river to Kolkata.

    Synonyms tugboat

  3. 3

    [C, usually singular]

    a sudden strong emotion

    (भावनाओं का) खिंचाव

    • She felt a tug of sadness as she left her village.
    • He felt a tug of homesickness when he heard the old song on the radio.

    Synonyms pang

Idioms 2

tug at sb's heartstrings

to make somebody feel strong emotions of pity or love

दिल को छू जाना, भावुक कर देना

  • The story of the orphan tugged at our heartstrings.
  • Advertisements often try to tug at your heartstrings.

tug of war

a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope; a struggle between two people or groups who want the same thing

रस्साकशी; दो पक्षों के बीच खींचतान

  • Our house won the tug of war on sports day.
  • There is a tug of war between the two states over the river water.
◇Word family
tugboat noun