tug

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. pull, strain, drag, haul, tow; toil, labor, strive, drudge. See exertion, traction.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

Syn. pull, haul, tow; see draw 1 .

See Synonym Study at pull .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

pull, yank, heave, tow, drag, haul, jerk, wrench.

II

v.

pull, yank, heave, tow, drag, haul, jerk, wrench, draft, *lug, draw, wrestle, *muscle.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force: drag, draw, haul, pull, tow. See PUSH. 2. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain1, strive, sweat, toil, travail, work. Idiom: break one's back (or neck). See WORK. II noun A sudden motion, such as a pull: jerk, lurch, snap, twitch, wrench, yank. See MOVE, PUSH. III of war noun A vying with others for victory or supremacy: battle, competition, contest, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, war, warfare. See CONFLICT.