Definition of tug in English:

tug

verbtugged, tugging, tugs tʌɡtəɡ

[with object]

1Pull (something) hard or suddenly.
用力（或猛地）拖，拉
she tugged off her boots
她用力拔下靴子。
no object he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve
他用力拉了一下汤姆的外衣袖。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cyril reached for his boots and tugged them on, and then pulled a shirt over his head.
- She scrambled to her feet, but a hand clutched around her ankle, tugging her back.
- She tugged at Rob's sleeve with just enough force to suggest that she would tug much harder if he did not comply with her wishes.
- Slowly and steadily I reel it in, remembering Glyn's advice not to tug the hook too suddenly.
- Max looked abruptly away and down, as if a small boy had suddenly tugged at his sleeve.
- Soon Dougal turned over pulling the covers with him and she tugged them back over her.
- On the field, they tug their opponents' shirts and fall over like skittles at the slightest contact.
- Jan grabs her braid and tugs it, ignoring her startled outcry.
- The old man grabbed hold of it and tugged it from its confinement, dragging it out into the driveway.
- She let out a strangled cry when he grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged her head back.
- A yellow school bus pulled in front of us and Sera tugged my arm and James just followed us.
- I pulled as hard as I could, tugging his arm, trying to get him back up to the forest floor.
- I hold it tightly as I step out, pulling the lever for the passenger seat and tug it forward.
- Rachael screamed, throwing herself down next to me and grabbing my arm, tugging it.
- I was going to throw away the thick wad of paper he gave me when Terry suddenly tugged at my arm.
- She tugs Mike's arm, pulling him down into an awkward kneel.
- He murmured, gently tugging my arm and pulling me into his lap.
- He pulled a strap across her arms, tugged it tight and buckled it.
- As he traipsed off tugging his shirt, he looked a little unhappy.
- It stuck like glue and no matter how hard he tugged it, it just wouldn't budge.
Synonyms
pull, pluck
tweak, twitch, jerk, wrench, wrest
grab, clutch, catch hold of
informal yank
drag, pull, draw, haul, heave, tow, trail
informal lug
1. 1.1 Tow (a ship) by means of a tugboat.
  用拖船拖（船）
  the ships were tugged off the reefs
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said the ship was being tugged to a shipwrecking yard when the tugboat's cables broke and high tides pushed the tanker to shallow water where it ran aground.
  Recently, the ship was tugged back to the Steel yard and covered with a tarp for the winter where it will begin renovations.

nounPlural tugs tʌɡtəɡ

1A hard or sudden pull.
猛拉，拽
another tug and it came loose
又拽了一下，它就松了。
figurative an overwhelming tug of attraction
〈喻〉极大的吸引力。
Example sentencesExamples
- He began drawing a detailed picture of an angel when a sudden tug on his shoulders nearly made him fall off the bench.
- We carried on running and a minute later I felt a hard tug on my arm.
- I felt a small tug pull my robe; I turned to face a small child, staring up at me.
- She woke up the next morning to feel a hard tug on her arm.
- There was a sudden tug, and the cloak around his shoulders was torn away.
- Fiona gave the cloth a good, hard tug and stepped back, dusting her hands together.
- You give your ropes a tug and pull all the other man's pegs out.
- There was a sudden tug and then a rush of light and then he was out.
- Then he felt a sudden tug and the pad was wrenched from his grasp.
- Reaching for the door handle, he grabbed it and gave it a hard tug.
- He was frightened by her hard tug and the weight of his armor made him clatter to the floor.
- In frustration, she gave her hardest tug to yank the arrow out.
- Tucking the end of the sash between my thumb and the palm of my hand, I gave a hard tug, undoing the knot.
- There was a hard tug and then it steadied out and I began to descend.
- Before I knew what was going on, I felt a tug and was pulled into a warm embrace.
- Unable to get it out with a simple tug, he pulled one of the two pistols out of his holster.
- I felt a sudden tug on the stick and a horrible cracking sound.
- Still holding the mast, Sydney grabbed at the bag, managing to rip it down after two hard tugs.
- I took the edge of the blanket and gave it a hard tug pulling the whole thing off the bed.
- About 5 minutes later I felt a hard tug, and started reeling in the fish.
Synonyms
pull, jerk, wrench, heave
informal yank
2A small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour.
拖船
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘The nearest boat to the tugboat was 40 nautical miles away and we managed to be there in about two hours,’ he said.
- Smaller boats, including tugboats can also be seen moving about on the river.
- The bridge swings open so massive cruise ships and small tugboats can enter the harbor.
- Many parked their cars along River Road and either set up chairs or stood and watched as a tugboat nudged the ship into place.
- Yesterday morning, three tugs pulled the 3,000-tonne vessel off the top of the wreck.
1. 2.1 An aircraft towing a glider.
  （滑翔机的）拖航飞机
  Example sentencesExamples
  By 1960, only seven remained active as target tugs and radar calibration aircraft for the gunnery ranges ashore or the fleet guns.
  The hangar is already filling up with tugs and gliders.
  There is an open question as to what the legal status of these operations would be after the exemption expires and our towing operations that use heavy tugs move to light-sport aircraft.
  It saw active service as a troop transport, glider tug, freighter, ferry aircraft, and ambulance, and was used for dropping parachute troops.
  Portability as well as being able to be flown from hang gliding flight parks using hang glider tugs has been the criteria for design.
3A loop from a horse's saddle which supports a shaft or trace.
（系在马鞍上支承车杠或挽绳的）圆环
Example sentencesExamples
- The tug straps loop through the gullet of the saddle and then buckle back to the collar.
- Most folks hang their shafts too low and you need to restrain the tug so it doesn't fly forward and backward as the animal performs maneuvers.

Phrases

tug of love

informal A dispute over the custody of a child.
〈英，非正式〉孩子监护权的争夺；“爱之拔河”
as modifier tug-of-love battles between adoptive and real parents
Example sentencesExamples
- There is an inherent suspicion that a single male travelling with a child is involved in some kind of tug-of-love abduction saga, and is spiriting the youngster to any place where extradition treaties do not apply.
- A six-year-old girl is at the centre of an agonising tug-of-love in which she is being forced to choose between living with her mother and stepfather in England or with her father abroad.
- A man whose granddaughter was taken away from his family in a tug-of-love court battle is writing a book about his ordeal.
- MORE THAN 100 children were caught up in long-distance tug-of-love battles between Ireland and other countries last year.
- That's when emotions can get out of hand, and the child can be caught up in a tug-of-love over access.
- It's deadlock, with only acrimonious court battles and a bitter tug-of-love to look forward to.
- Police hunting a man believed to have abducted his four-year-old daughter in a tug-of-love battle yesterday said they were following several encouraging leads after reported sightings of the pair abroad.
- A desperate mum is still caught up in a tug-of-love battle over her three children, despite winning custody of them a year ago.
- Basically, what transpired was a tug of love, with Owen in the middle.
- A SIX-year-old girl caught up in a tug of love between her separated parents is safe and well with her father in Britain, Gardaí have confirmed.

Derivatives

tugger

noun

But then in 1904 we were in the main forelock tuggers.
Example sentencesExamples
- They'll carry your bag, serve you well and even have time for intelligent conversation, but if you seek forelock tuggers, seek elsewhere.
- Usually the darling of the heartstring tugger or a hard-headed military man, it's easy to forget that he can do anything else.
- Two of the other kids looked up like meerkats with something to look for, they saw the tugger and made their way over.

Origin

Middle English: from the base of tow¹. The noun is first recorded (late Middle English) in sense 3 of the noun.

Rhymes

bug, chug, Doug, drug, dug, fug, glug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug

Definition of tug in US English:

tug

verbtəɡtəɡ

[with object]

Pull (something) hard or suddenly.
用力（或猛地）拖，拉
she tugged off her boots
她用力拔下靴子。
no object he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve
他用力拉了一下汤姆的外衣袖。
Example sentencesExamples
- Soon Dougal turned over pulling the covers with him and she tugged them back over her.
- He murmured, gently tugging my arm and pulling me into his lap.
- The old man grabbed hold of it and tugged it from its confinement, dragging it out into the driveway.
- Slowly and steadily I reel it in, remembering Glyn's advice not to tug the hook too suddenly.
- I pulled as hard as I could, tugging his arm, trying to get him back up to the forest floor.
- She let out a strangled cry when he grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged her head back.
- It stuck like glue and no matter how hard he tugged it, it just wouldn't budge.
- She tugs Mike's arm, pulling him down into an awkward kneel.
- I hold it tightly as I step out, pulling the lever for the passenger seat and tug it forward.
- He pulled a strap across her arms, tugged it tight and buckled it.
- She scrambled to her feet, but a hand clutched around her ankle, tugging her back.
- She tugged at Rob's sleeve with just enough force to suggest that she would tug much harder if he did not comply with her wishes.
- Jan grabs her braid and tugs it, ignoring her startled outcry.
- A yellow school bus pulled in front of us and Sera tugged my arm and James just followed us.
- I was going to throw away the thick wad of paper he gave me when Terry suddenly tugged at my arm.
- As he traipsed off tugging his shirt, he looked a little unhappy.
- Max looked abruptly away and down, as if a small boy had suddenly tugged at his sleeve.
- Rachael screamed, throwing herself down next to me and grabbing my arm, tugging it.
- Cyril reached for his boots and tugged them on, and then pulled a shirt over his head.
- On the field, they tug their opponents' shirts and fall over like skittles at the slightest contact.
Synonyms
pull, pluck
drag, pull, draw, haul, heave, tow, trail

nountəɡtəɡ

1A hard or sudden pull.
猛拉，拽
another tug and it came loose
又拽了一下，它就松了。
figurative an overwhelming tug of attraction
〈喻〉极大的吸引力。
Example sentencesExamples
- She woke up the next morning to feel a hard tug on her arm.
- I felt a sudden tug on the stick and a horrible cracking sound.
- Still holding the mast, Sydney grabbed at the bag, managing to rip it down after two hard tugs.
- I felt a small tug pull my robe; I turned to face a small child, staring up at me.
- We carried on running and a minute later I felt a hard tug on my arm.
- There was a sudden tug and then a rush of light and then he was out.
- Then he felt a sudden tug and the pad was wrenched from his grasp.
- There was a hard tug and then it steadied out and I began to descend.
- Unable to get it out with a simple tug, he pulled one of the two pistols out of his holster.
- I took the edge of the blanket and gave it a hard tug pulling the whole thing off the bed.
- There was a sudden tug, and the cloak around his shoulders was torn away.
- Tucking the end of the sash between my thumb and the palm of my hand, I gave a hard tug, undoing the knot.
- In frustration, she gave her hardest tug to yank the arrow out.
- He began drawing a detailed picture of an angel when a sudden tug on his shoulders nearly made him fall off the bench.
- He was frightened by her hard tug and the weight of his armor made him clatter to the floor.
- Fiona gave the cloth a good, hard tug and stepped back, dusting her hands together.
- About 5 minutes later I felt a hard tug, and started reeling in the fish.
- Reaching for the door handle, he grabbed it and gave it a hard tug.
- You give your ropes a tug and pull all the other man's pegs out.
- Before I knew what was going on, I felt a tug and was pulled into a warm embrace.
Synonyms
pull, jerk, wrench, heave
2
short for tugboat
Example sentencesExamples
- Many parked their cars along River Road and either set up chairs or stood and watched as a tugboat nudged the ship into place.
- Yesterday morning, three tugs pulled the 3,000-tonne vessel off the top of the wreck.
- ‘The nearest boat to the tugboat was 40 nautical miles away and we managed to be there in about two hours,’ he said.
- The bridge swings open so massive cruise ships and small tugboats can enter the harbor.
- Smaller boats, including tugboats can also be seen moving about on the river.
1. 2.1 An aircraft towing a glider.
  （滑翔机的）拖航飞机
  Example sentencesExamples
  It saw active service as a troop transport, glider tug, freighter, ferry aircraft, and ambulance, and was used for dropping parachute troops.
  There is an open question as to what the legal status of these operations would be after the exemption expires and our towing operations that use heavy tugs move to light-sport aircraft.
  Portability as well as being able to be flown from hang gliding flight parks using hang glider tugs has been the criteria for design.
  The hangar is already filling up with tugs and gliders.
  By 1960, only seven remained active as target tugs and radar calibration aircraft for the gunnery ranges ashore or the fleet guns.
3A loop from a horse's saddle which supports a shaft or trace.
（系在马鞍上支承车杠或挽绳的）圆环
Example sentencesExamples
- Most folks hang their shafts too low and you need to restrain the tug so it doesn't fly forward and backward as the animal performs maneuvers.
- The tug straps loop through the gullet of the saddle and then buckle back to the collar.

Origin

Middle English: from the base of tow. The noun is first recorded ( late Middle English) in tug (sense 3 of the noun).

单词	tug
释义	Definition of tug in English: tug verbtugged, tugging, tugs tʌɡtəɡ [with object] 1Pull (something) hard or suddenly. 用力（或猛地）拖，拉 she tugged off her boots 她用力拔下靴子。 no object he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve 他用力拉了一下汤姆的外衣袖。 Example sentencesExamples Cyril reached for his boots and tugged them on, and then pulled a shirt over his head. She scrambled to her feet, but a hand clutched around her ankle, tugging her back. She tugged at Rob's sleeve with just enough force to suggest that she would tug much harder if he did not comply with her wishes. Slowly and steadily I reel it in, remembering Glyn's advice not to tug the hook too suddenly. Max looked abruptly away and down, as if a small boy had suddenly tugged at his sleeve. Soon Dougal turned over pulling the covers with him and she tugged them back over her. On the field, they tug their opponents' shirts and fall over like skittles at the slightest contact. Jan grabs her braid and tugs it, ignoring her startled outcry. The old man grabbed hold of it and tugged it from its confinement, dragging it out into the driveway. She let out a strangled cry when he grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged her head back. A yellow school bus pulled in front of us and Sera tugged my arm and James just followed us. I pulled as hard as I could, tugging his arm, trying to get him back up to the forest floor. I hold it tightly as I step out, pulling the lever for the passenger seat and tug it forward. Rachael screamed, throwing herself down next to me and grabbing my arm, tugging it. I was going to throw away the thick wad of paper he gave me when Terry suddenly tugged at my arm. She tugs Mike's arm, pulling him down into an awkward kneel. He murmured, gently tugging my arm and pulling me into his lap. He pulled a strap across her arms, tugged it tight and buckled it. As he traipsed off tugging his shirt, he looked a little unhappy. It stuck like glue and no matter how hard he tugged it, it just wouldn't budge. Synonyms pull, pluck tweak, twitch, jerk, wrench, wrest grab, clutch, catch hold of informal yank drag, pull, draw, haul, heave, tow, trail informal lug 1.1 Tow (a ship) by means of a tugboat. 用拖船拖（船） the ships were tugged off the reefs Example sentencesExamples He said the ship was being tugged to a shipwrecking yard when the tugboat's cables broke and high tides pushed the tanker to shallow water where it ran aground. Recently, the ship was tugged back to the Steel yard and covered with a tarp for the winter where it will begin renovations. nounPlural tugs tʌɡtəɡ 1A hard or sudden pull. 猛拉，拽 another tug and it came loose 又拽了一下，它就松了。 figurative an overwhelming tug of attraction 〈喻〉极大的吸引力。 Example sentencesExamples He began drawing a detailed picture of an angel when a sudden tug on his shoulders nearly made him fall off the bench. We carried on running and a minute later I felt a hard tug on my arm. I felt a small tug pull my robe; I turned to face a small child, staring up at me. She woke up the next morning to feel a hard tug on her arm. There was a sudden tug, and the cloak around his shoulders was torn away. Fiona gave the cloth a good, hard tug and stepped back, dusting her hands together. You give your ropes a tug and pull all the other man's pegs out. There was a sudden tug and then a rush of light and then he was out. Then he felt a sudden tug and the pad was wrenched from his grasp. Reaching for the door handle, he grabbed it and gave it a hard tug. He was frightened by her hard tug and the weight of his armor made him clatter to the floor. In frustration, she gave her hardest tug to yank the arrow out. Tucking the end of the sash between my thumb and the palm of my hand, I gave a hard tug, undoing the knot. There was a hard tug and then it steadied out and I began to descend. Before I knew what was going on, I felt a tug and was pulled into a warm embrace. Unable to get it out with a simple tug, he pulled one of the two pistols out of his holster. I felt a sudden tug on the stick and a horrible cracking sound. Still holding the mast, Sydney grabbed at the bag, managing to rip it down after two hard tugs. I took the edge of the blanket and gave it a hard tug pulling the whole thing off the bed. About 5 minutes later I felt a hard tug, and started reeling in the fish. Synonyms pull, jerk, wrench, heave informal yank 2A small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour. 拖船 Example sentencesExamples ‘The nearest boat to the tugboat was 40 nautical miles away and we managed to be there in about two hours,’ he said. Smaller boats, including tugboats can also be seen moving about on the river. The bridge swings open so massive cruise ships and small tugboats can enter the harbor. Many parked their cars along River Road and either set up chairs or stood and watched as a tugboat nudged the ship into place. Yesterday morning, three tugs pulled the 3,000-tonne vessel off the top of the wreck. 2.1 An aircraft towing a glider. （滑翔机的）拖航飞机 Example sentencesExamples By 1960, only seven remained active as target tugs and radar calibration aircraft for the gunnery ranges ashore or the fleet guns. The hangar is already filling up with tugs and gliders. There is an open question as to what the legal status of these operations would be after the exemption expires and our towing operations that use heavy tugs move to light-sport aircraft. It saw active service as a troop transport, glider tug, freighter, ferry aircraft, and ambulance, and was used for dropping parachute troops. Portability as well as being able to be flown from hang gliding flight parks using hang glider tugs has been the criteria for design. 3A loop from a horse's saddle which supports a shaft or trace. （系在马鞍上支承车杠或挽绳的）圆环 Example sentencesExamples The tug straps loop through the gullet of the saddle and then buckle back to the collar. Most folks hang their shafts too low and you need to restrain the tug so it doesn't fly forward and backward as the animal performs maneuvers. Phrases tug of love informal A dispute over the custody of a child. 〈英，非正式〉孩子监护权的争夺；“爱之拔河” as modifier tug-of-love battles between adoptive and real parents Example sentencesExamples There is an inherent suspicion that a single male travelling with a child is involved in some kind of tug-of-love abduction saga, and is spiriting the youngster to any place where extradition treaties do not apply. A six-year-old girl is at the centre of an agonising tug-of-love in which she is being forced to choose between living with her mother and stepfather in England or with her father abroad. A man whose granddaughter was taken away from his family in a tug-of-love court battle is writing a book about his ordeal. MORE THAN 100 children were caught up in long-distance tug-of-love battles between Ireland and other countries last year. That's when emotions can get out of hand, and the child can be caught up in a tug-of-love over access. It's deadlock, with only acrimonious court battles and a bitter tug-of-love to look forward to. Police hunting a man believed to have abducted his four-year-old daughter in a tug-of-love battle yesterday said they were following several encouraging leads after reported sightings of the pair abroad. A desperate mum is still caught up in a tug-of-love battle over her three children, despite winning custody of them a year ago. Basically, what transpired was a tug of love, with Owen in the middle. A SIX-year-old girl caught up in a tug of love between her separated parents is safe and well with her father in Britain, Gardaí have confirmed. Derivatives tugger noun But then in 1904 we were in the main forelock tuggers. Example sentencesExamples They'll carry your bag, serve you well and even have time for intelligent conversation, but if you seek forelock tuggers, seek elsewhere. Usually the darling of the heartstring tugger or a hard-headed military man, it's easy to forget that he can do anything else. Two of the other kids looked up like meerkats with something to look for, they saw the tugger and made their way over. Origin Middle English: from the base of tow¹. The noun is first recorded (late Middle English) in sense 3 of the noun. Rhymes bug, chug, Doug, drug, dug, fug, glug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug verb.1 phr. Definition of tug in US English: tug verbtəɡtəɡ [with object] Pull (something) hard or suddenly. 用力（或猛地）拖，拉 she tugged off her boots 她用力拔下靴子。 no object he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve 他用力拉了一下汤姆的外衣袖。 Example sentencesExamples Soon Dougal turned over pulling the covers with him and she tugged them back over her. He murmured, gently tugging my arm and pulling me into his lap. The old man grabbed hold of it and tugged it from its confinement, dragging it out into the driveway. Slowly and steadily I reel it in, remembering Glyn's advice not to tug the hook too suddenly. I pulled as hard as I could, tugging his arm, trying to get him back up to the forest floor. She let out a strangled cry when he grabbed a handful of her hair and tugged her head back. It stuck like glue and no matter how hard he tugged it, it just wouldn't budge. She tugs Mike's arm, pulling him down into an awkward kneel. I hold it tightly as I step out, pulling the lever for the passenger seat and tug it forward. He pulled a strap across her arms, tugged it tight and buckled it. She scrambled to her feet, but a hand clutched around her ankle, tugging her back. She tugged at Rob's sleeve with just enough force to suggest that she would tug much harder if he did not comply with her wishes. Jan grabs her braid and tugs it, ignoring her startled outcry. A yellow school bus pulled in front of us and Sera tugged my arm and James just followed us. I was going to throw away the thick wad of paper he gave me when Terry suddenly tugged at my arm. As he traipsed off tugging his shirt, he looked a little unhappy. Max looked abruptly away and down, as if a small boy had suddenly tugged at his sleeve. Rachael screamed, throwing herself down next to me and grabbing my arm, tugging it. Cyril reached for his boots and tugged them on, and then pulled a shirt over his head. On the field, they tug their opponents' shirts and fall over like skittles at the slightest contact. Synonyms pull, pluck drag, pull, draw, haul, heave, tow, trail nountəɡtəɡ 1A hard or sudden pull. 猛拉，拽 another tug and it came loose 又拽了一下，它就松了。 figurative an overwhelming tug of attraction 〈喻〉极大的吸引力。 Example sentencesExamples She woke up the next morning to feel a hard tug on her arm. I felt a sudden tug on the stick and a horrible cracking sound. Still holding the mast, Sydney grabbed at the bag, managing to rip it down after two hard tugs. I felt a small tug pull my robe; I turned to face a small child, staring up at me. We carried on running and a minute later I felt a hard tug on my arm. There was a sudden tug and then a rush of light and then he was out. Then he felt a sudden tug and the pad was wrenched from his grasp. There was a hard tug and then it steadied out and I began to descend. Unable to get it out with a simple tug, he pulled one of the two pistols out of his holster. I took the edge of the blanket and gave it a hard tug pulling the whole thing off the bed. There was a sudden tug, and the cloak around his shoulders was torn away. Tucking the end of the sash between my thumb and the palm of my hand, I gave a hard tug, undoing the knot. In frustration, she gave her hardest tug to yank the arrow out. He began drawing a detailed picture of an angel when a sudden tug on his shoulders nearly made him fall off the bench. He was frightened by her hard tug and the weight of his armor made him clatter to the floor. Fiona gave the cloth a good, hard tug and stepped back, dusting her hands together. About 5 minutes later I felt a hard tug, and started reeling in the fish. Reaching for the door handle, he grabbed it and gave it a hard tug. You give your ropes a tug and pull all the other man's pegs out. Before I knew what was going on, I felt a tug and was pulled into a warm embrace. Synonyms pull, jerk, wrench, heave 2 short for tugboat Example sentencesExamples Many parked their cars along River Road and either set up chairs or stood and watched as a tugboat nudged the ship into place. Yesterday morning, three tugs pulled the 3,000-tonne vessel off the top of the wreck. ‘The nearest boat to the tugboat was 40 nautical miles away and we managed to be there in about two hours,’ he said. The bridge swings open so massive cruise ships and small tugboats can enter the harbor. Smaller boats, including tugboats can also be seen moving about on the river. 2.1 An aircraft towing a glider. （滑翔机的）拖航飞机 Example sentencesExamples It saw active service as a troop transport, glider tug, freighter, ferry aircraft, and ambulance, and was used for dropping parachute troops. There is an open question as to what the legal status of these operations would be after the exemption expires and our towing operations that use heavy tugs move to light-sport aircraft. Portability as well as being able to be flown from hang gliding flight parks using hang glider tugs has been the criteria for design. The hangar is already filling up with tugs and gliders. By 1960, only seven remained active as target tugs and radar calibration aircraft for the gunnery ranges ashore or the fleet guns. 3A loop from a horse's saddle which supports a shaft or trace. （系在马鞍上支承车杠或挽绳的）圆环 Example sentencesExamples Most folks hang their shafts too low and you need to restrain the tug so it doesn't fly forward and backward as the animal performs maneuvers. The tug straps loop through the gullet of the saddle and then buckle back to the collar. Origin Middle English: from the base of tow. The noun is first recorded ( late Middle English) in tug (sense 3 of the noun).
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