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I . tug <tugged; tugging> [tʌg] VB trans, intr

II . tug <tugged; tugging> [tʌg] N

tug-of-war <tugs-of-war> N

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It consists of an arc-shaped central unit with three wings that resemble a tug.
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Two groups play a tug of war over her until the rope breaks, and she collapses.
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However, the prosecution got him to admit that he only began driving the tug when ordered to do so by the pilots.
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Their engines are in a variety of vessels, including ferries, warships, fishing boats and small tugs.
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A form of keel found on smaller vessels is the bar keel, which may be fitted in trawlers, tugs, and smaller ferries.
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At 65% escape velocity, the engines of the tug can't take much more.
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A whippletree balances the pull from each side of the animal, preventing the load from tugging alternately on each side.
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For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, and weightlifting events.
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Everyone feels they insides tug as they listen to this heart wrenching song.
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Hilts devises a scheme to have the men exit the tunnel between guard sweeps, signaled by him from the woods via tugs on a rope.
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