tug

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tug
[tʌg]
sustantivo
1tirón (m) (pull)
  • to give something a tug -> dar un tirón a algo
  • tug of war -> = juego en el que dos equipos tiran de una soga; (game) lucha (f) a brazo partido (sentido figurado)
2remolcador (m) (Naut)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp tugged)
3tirar de (rope, handle); remolcar (Naut)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to tug at something -> dar un tirón a algo

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tug [tag]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Luchar, esforzarse. (n)
va. Tirar con fuerza, hacer fuerza hacia sí, arrastrar con esfuerzo, halar, remolcar.
sustantivo
1Tirada con esfuerzo o la acción de tirar de una cosa con toda violencia.
2Esfuerzo grande hecho para arrancar o tirar de alguna cosa.
3Remolcador de vapor.
  • Tug-boat -> remolcador
V. 3a acep.

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tug [tʌɡ]
noun
1 (pull) tirón; (m) jalón; (m) (LAm)
to give sth a (good) tug dar a algo un tirón (fuerte)
2 (Náut) (boat) remolcador; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (pull) tirar de; jalar; (LAm)
to tug sth along arrastrar algo; llevar algo arrastrándolo
2 (Náut) remolcar
eventually they tugged the boat clear por fin sacaron el barco a flote
verb:intransitive
tirar; jalar; (LAm)
to tug at sth tirar de algo; they tugged their hardest se esforzaron muchísimo tirando de él; somebody was tugging at my sleeve alguien me tiraba de la manga

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Verb Conjugation for "tug"

Imperative
  • tug
  • you tug
  • he/she tugs
  • we tug
  • you tug
  • they tug
Preterite
  • I tugged
  • you tugged
  • he/she tugged
  • we tugged
  • you tugged
  • they tugged
Present Continuous
  • I am tugging
  • you are tugging
  • he/she is tugging
  • we are tugging
  • you are tugging
  • they are tugging
Present Perfect
  • I have tugged
  • you have tugged
  • he/she has tugged
  • we have tugged
  • you have tugged
  • they have tugged
Past Continuous
  • I was tugging
  • you were tugging
  • he/she was tugging
  • we were tugging
  • you were tugging
  • they were tugging
Past Perfect
  • I had tugged
  • you had tugged
  • he/she had tugged
  • we had tugged
  • you had tugged
  • they had tugged
Future
  • I will tug
  • you will tug
  • he/she will tug
  • we will tug
  • you will tug
  • they will tug
Future Perfect
  • I will have tugged
  • you will have tugged
  • he/she will have tugged
  • we will have tugged
  • you will have tugged
  • they will have tugged
Future Continuous
  • I will be tugging
  • you will be tugging
  • he/she will be tugging
  • we will be tugging
  • you will be tugging
  • they will be tugging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been tugging
  • you have been tugging
  • he/she has been tugging
  • we have been tugging
  • you have been tugging
  • they have been tugging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been tugging
  • you will have been tugging
  • he/she will have been tugging
  • we will have been tugging
  • you will have been tugging
  • they will have been tugging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been tugging
  • you had been tugging
  • he/she had been tugging
  • we had been tugging
  • you had been tugging
  • they had been tugging
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