Tug
Related forms
— verb: tugnoun
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការទាញកន្ត្រាក់, ការសណ្តោង, ការកន្ត្រាក់អារម្មណ៍
- 2.
- (1. A strong pull or pulling force: the tug of the sea. 2. A contest; a struggle: a tug between loyalty and desire. 3. a. Nautical. A tugboat. b. A land, air, or space vehicle that moves or tows other vehicles: an airplane tug. 4. A rope, chain, or strap]) give his arm a tug ការកន្ដ្រាក ship's tug នាវាសណ្ដោង
verb — past tense: tugged ; past participle: tugged ; present participle: tugging ;
- 1.
- ទាញកន្ត្រាក់, សណ្តោង
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ (at) something (1. To pull at vigorously; strain at. 2. To move by pulling with great effort or exertion; drag. 3. Nautical. To tow by tugboat) សណ្ដោង, ទាញ, អូស, ស្រង់, ហូត (ទាញជាលួស), tug a boat សណ្ដោង, tug at កន្ដ្រាក់
- tug of war
- ល្បែងទាញព្រាត់
- ល្បែងទាញព្រ័ត, ការប្រជែងគ្នាយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.
- 2.
- A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.
- 3.
- A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; -- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
- 4.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- 5.
- An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
verb — past tense: tugged ; past participle: tugged ; present participle: tugging ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To labor; to strive; to struggle.
- 1.
- To pull, to pluck