Definition of tug

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Tug (n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat..

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Tug :: Tug (v. t.) To pull; to pluck.
Tug :: Tug (v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
Carack :: Carack (n.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon.
Tucan :: Tucan (n.) The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza..
Aguardiente :: Aguardiente (n.) A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.
Portague :: Portague (n.) A Portuguese gold coin formerly current, and variously estimated to be worth from three and one half to four and one half pounds sterling..
Crusade :: Crusade (n.) A Portuguese coin. See Crusado.
Tugan :: Tugan (n.) Same as Tucan.
Tugboat :: Tugboat (n.) See Tug, n., 3..
Reis :: Reis (n.) The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents..
Moidore :: Moidore (n.) A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling..
Tugged :: Tugged (imp. & p. p.) of Tu.
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
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..
Tuggingly :: Tuggingly (adv.) In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.
Lusitanian :: Lusitanian (a.) Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region almost coinciding with Portugal..
Tugger :: Tugger (n.) One who tugs.
Alcayde :: Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors..
Inquisition :: Inquisition (n.) A court or tribunal for the examination and punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of Italy..
Portuguese :: Portuguese (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants..
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