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tugged

/tʌɡd/

Meanings
  • Verb

    Pulled or dragged along forcibly or by attachment.

    - "The dog was tugged along the street by its leash."
    - "The children were tugged out of bed early in the morning."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with tugged
mugged , slugged , dugged
Variants
List of all variants of tugged that leads to same result
tug , tugged , tugger , tuggers , tugging , tugs
Forms
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tuggedly, tuggedest


Etymology
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Originally meant 'to draw, pull' in Old English.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'tugboat' comes from the verb 'tug'.

  2. The longest tug-of-war recorded was 1,832 meters long and involved 12,000 participants.


Related Concepts
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  1. tug-of-war: A game or competition where two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope.


Culture
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In literature, 'tugged' is often used to describe a struggle or conflict.

How to Memorize "tugged"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a strong person or animal pulling something with all their might.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of being pulled or dragged.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Tugged' stands for 'To Understand Grasping Difficulties'.


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