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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

tugs

/tʌɡz/

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What does tugs mean?

noun

  1. plural of tug

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tug

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IPA pronunciation

/tʌɡz/

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Resolv’d in mind, regardless of the smart, He tugs with both his hands, and breaks the dart.
VirgilThe AeneidTranslated by John DrydenProject Gutenberg ebook #228
Crews of small boats and tugs, all jet black woolly heads and very muscular.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
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The old man scrambled about and began to loose the tugs.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
I then hear the points of the poison-fangs grinding against the steel of my pincers, which tug in one direction while the Lycosa tugs in the other.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
All commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. Also, a grouping of merchant ships by nationality or register.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14