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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Moidore :: Moidore (n.) A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling..
Mouille :: Mouille (a.) Applied to certain consonants having a liquid or softened sound; e.g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish, ll and –; in Portuguese, lh and nh..
Calcavella :: Calcavella (n.) A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
Physalia :: Physalia (n.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.
Portingal :: Portingal (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese.
Tug :: Tug (n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort..
Tug :: Tug (n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness..
Lusitanian :: Lusitanian (a.) Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal..
Portingal :: Portingal (n.) A Portuguese.
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..
Port :: Port (n.) A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.
Trace :: Trace (n.) One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug..
Rei :: Rei (n.) A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a cent..
Tugan :: Tugan (n.) Same as Tucan.
Crusado :: Crusado (n.) An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents..
Tug :: 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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