tug

IPA(Pronunciation)

/tʌɡ/

Verb

transitive intransitive slang

Japanese Meaning

（物を）力いっぱい引っ張る、引きずる / 繰り返し力を込めて引っ張る / タグボートで曳航する / （俗語で）自慰行為をする

She had to tug the suitcase up the stairs.

彼女はスーツケースを階段の上まで必死に引かなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(transitive) to pull or drag with great effort

The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.

Sense（2）

(transitive) to pull hard repeatedly

He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter.

Sense（3）

(transitive) to tow by tugboat

Sense（4）

(slang, transitive, intransitive) to masturbate

tugs

（ present singular third-person ）

tugging

（ participle present ）

tugged

（ participle past ）

tugged

（ past ）