- tug
- v1. pull, pull at, draw or draw up, hitch or hitch up, hike or hike up; jerk, wrench, wring, wrest, Inf. yank; twitch, pluck, pick at, grab or snatch at, tweak, pinch, joggle.2. drag, haul, draft, heave, Inf. lug; toil, strain, strive, exert oneself, Inf. sweat, Inf. sweat and strain, give one's all, exert oneself, labor, struggle, wrestle, do one's utmost, Inf. do one's darndest; work with a will, try, endeavor, slave, grind, drudge, grub, plod, Inf. plug away.3. tow, drag or draw along, take in tow, pull after, trawl, troll, trail, draggle, train.n4. pull, haul, strain, effort, stress, toil, labor, work; contest, exercise; jerk, twitch, wrench, Inf. yank
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.