tug

tug

verb

Definition of TUG

1

to cause to follow by applying steady force on <tugged on the door until it opened>

Synonyms drag, draw, hale, haul, lug, tow, tug

Related Words attract; heave, jerk, yank; carry, convey, ferry, move, transport

Near Antonyms shove, thrust

Antonyms drive, propel, push

2

to devote serious and sustained effort <she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world>

Synonyms bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work

Related Words apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in; attack, drive; essay, try; exercise, exert, overexert, overwork; eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch; trudge, wade

Near Antonyms break, ease (up), let up, slacken; bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out; bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind; dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle