tug

English

/tʌɡ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to pull or drag with great effort
  • (transitive) to pull hard repeatedly
  • (transitive) to tow by tugboat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tuggen inherited from Old English togian (drag, draw) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (pull, draw, tear) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug), *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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