tug

IPA(Pronunciation)

/tʌɡ/

Noun

obsolete slang

A sudden powerful pull. / (nautical) A tugboat. / (obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles. / A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

Japanese Meaning

急激で強力な引っ張り / 牽引船 / （古い意味）木材や重い品物を運搬するための車両 / （馬具の）牽引用のひも

What is this buttons?

She felt a sudden tug on her sleeve and turned to see the child behind her.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は袖をぐっと引かれるような強い引きに気づき、後ろにいた子供の方を振り向いた。

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Sense（1）

A sudden powerful pull.

At the tug he falls, / Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.

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Sense（2）

(nautical) A tugboat.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) A kind of vehicle used for conveying timber and heavy articles.

Cattiwi came down the steep lane with his five-horse timber-tug

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Sense（4）

A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

Sense（5）

(mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.

Sense（6）

(slang) An act of male masturbation.

He had a quick tug to calm himself down before his date.

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tugs

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