tug :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

twitch, twitching

n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

centering, snap

n. (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

tow, drag behind

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

trawl, fish with trawlers

v. fish with trawlers

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

hike up, hitch up, pull up sharply

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

jerk, yank

v. pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

drag, haul, cart

v. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

jerk, hitch, buck

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heft, heave up, heft up

v. lift or elevate

tow, drag behind

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

continue, go on, persist in, go along

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

endeavor, endeavour, strive

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

grind, labor, labour, toil, travail, dig, fag, drudge, moil

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

push, crowd

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

put forward, assert

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

insist, be insistent, be firm, take a firm stand

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

maintain, assert, asseverate

v. state categorically

roll, wheel, wheel about

v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

press on, plough on, push on

v. continue moving forward

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!