Translations for „tug“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . tug [tʌg] N

1. tug (pull):

tug

szarpnięcie nt

to give sth a tug

szarpać [perf szarpnąć] za coś

2. tug NAUT:

tug [boat]

holownik m

II . tug <-gg-> [tʌg] VB trans, intr

to tug [at] sb's sleeve

szarpać kogoś za rękaw

tug N

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tug

holownik koła m

pusher tug budowa okrętów

pchacz m

tug-of-war N no pl

tug-of-war

przeciąganie nt liny

Usage examples with tug

tug [boat]

holownik m

to give sth a tug

szarpać [perf szarpnąć] za coś

to tug [at] sb's sleeve

szarpać kogoś za rękaw

to tear [or tug] at sb's heartstrings

poruszyć czyjeś serce

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the planet tugs the star with its gravitation, the density of photons and therefore the apparent brightness of the star changes from observer's viewpoint.

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Their engines are in a variety of vessels, including ferries, warships, fishing boats and small tugs.

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Eight sections were needed to make a complete tug, and many of the shipyard welders were women.

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At that time there were events for canoeing, dongola racing, tug-of-war in punts and swimming as well as the skiff racing.

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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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At 65% escape velocity, the engines of the tug can't take much more.

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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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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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In addition, when carrying specialized equipment, the fleet ocean tugs can also perform submarine rescue operations.

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The early lumbering and logging industry needed tugs to move log booms from the hillsides to the sawmills.

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