--- title: T — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 53 description: The 1049 words of the English dictionary under T, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/53/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / T # T — The English dictionary · page 53 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Truthfulness is being honest and always telling the truth.[↗](../../truthfulness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Truthfulness is how true or accurate something is: they checked the truthfulness of the story.[↗](../../truthfulness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher praised Sam for his truthfulness.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Truthfulness is an important part of friendship.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Reporters must check the truthfulness of every story.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa was known for his kindness and truthfulness.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We can't be sure of the truthfulness of that rumour.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Truthfulness builds trust.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The truthfulness and life in this picture interested every one.[↗](../../truthfulness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **try** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make an effort to do something.[↗](../../try/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Try to finish."[↗](../../try/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To test something to see if it works or if you like it.[↗](../../try/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Try this cake."[↗](../../try/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To judge someone in a law court.[↗](../../try/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* As a noun, an attempt.[↗](../../try/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Have a try."[↗](../../try/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In rugby, points scored by putting the ball down behind the line.[↗](../../try/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Try your best.[↗](../../try/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I try your bike?[↗](../../try/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If you fail, try again.[↗](../../try/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try on these shoes.[↗](../../try/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Try a number and check if it works.[↗](../../try/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored a try in rugby.[↗](../../try/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I tried to lift the box, but it was too heavy.[↗](../../try/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Have a try at this puzzle.[↗](../../try/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "I will try," said Mignon gently.[↗](../../try/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah.[↗](../../try/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.6.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../try/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said: 'Give us water that we may drink.'[↗](../../try/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") And Moses said unto them: 'Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye try the LORD?'[↗](../../try/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.17.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../try/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Let us search and try our ways, and return to the LORD.[↗](../../try/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../try/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And that Thou shouldest remember him every morning, and try him every moment?[↗](../../try/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.7.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../try/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its food?[↗](../../try/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.12.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../try/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **trying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Trying means doing your best to do something, making an effort.[↗](../../trying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Trying also means testing something to see if it works or if you like it: trying a new food.[↗](../../trying/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, trying means annoying and hard to put up with: a trying day.[↗](../../trying/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is trying to save $60.[↗](../../trying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He is trying to read 100 pages.[↗](../../trying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After trying 5 times, he scored.[↗](../../trying/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She is trying to find the missing number.[↗](../../trying/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep trying; you will get it.[↗](../../trying/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I am trying on a new pair of shoes.[↗](../../trying/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We are trying out a new game at recess.[↗](../../trying/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a trying day with lots of problems.[↗](../../trying/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So they left him trying, and went on.[↗](../../trying/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tsar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tsar was an emperor of Russia before 1917.[↗](../../tsar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A tsar is a person given strong power over one area by a government, as in a drugs tsar.[↗](../../tsar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Peter the Great was a famous Russian tsar.[↗](../../tsar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The last tsar was Nicholas II.[↗](../../tsar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tsar lived in a palace in Saint Petersburg.[↗](../../tsar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tsarina wore a jewelled crown.[↗](../../tsar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The government named a new education tsar.[↗](../../tsar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bulgaria also had tsars long ago.[↗](../../tsar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Tsar was a good swimmer.[↗](../../tsar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tsunami** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tsunami is a huge sea wave, or series of waves, caused by an earthquake, volcano or landslide under the sea.[↗](../../tsunami/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tsunami can also mean a huge amount of something arriving at once, like a tsunami of emails.[↗](../../tsunami/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tsunami can travel across the whole ocean.[↗](../../tsunami/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The earthquake caused a tsunami.[↗](../../tsunami/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If the sea suddenly goes far out, go to high ground at once.[↗](../../tsunami/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The town has signs showing the tsunami evacuation route.[↗](../../tsunami/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tsunami flooded the coast.[↗](../../tsunami/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists can send out tsunami warnings.[↗](../../tsunami/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A tsunami is not caused by wind.[↗](../../tsunami/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tt** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Not a word in ordinary English; here it is probably a mark or abbreviation in the printed text.[↗](../../tt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **tuatara** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tuatara is a lizard-like reptile found only in New Zealand; it is the last living member of a very old group of reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs.[↗](../../tuatara/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tuatara lives only in New Zealand.[↗](../../tuatara/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A tuatara is not a true lizard, even though it looks like one.[↗](../../tuatara/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some tuatara live for more than a hundred years.[↗](../../tuatara/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tuatara has spines along its back.[↗](../../tuatara/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rats nearly wiped out the tuatara on many islands.[↗](../../tuatara/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a tuatara at the wildlife sanctuary.[↗](../../tuatara/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tub is a wide, open container, often round, used for holding food, plants or water: «a tub of ice cream», «a plant tub».[↗](../../tub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tub is a bathtub, the bath you wash in (especially American English).[↗](../../tub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tub is a small plastic box with a lid for food like margarine or yoghurt.[↗](../../tub/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A tub can also be an old, clumsy boat.[↗](../../tub/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We shared a tub of ice cream.[↗](../../tub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The toys are in the blue tub.[↗](../../tub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fill the tub with water and test which objects float.[↗](../../tub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby splashed in the tub.[↗](../../tub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum planted herbs in a tub on the balcony.[↗](../../tub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycle the empty yoghurt tub.[↗](../../tub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Each table has a tub of pencils.[↗](../../tub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Long did the tub float about on the sea.[↗](../../tub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tuba** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very large brass musical instrument with a wide bell, played by blowing into a mouthpiece; it makes the lowest notes in a brass band or orchestra.[↗](../../tuba/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tuba plays the lowest notes in the brass band.[↗](../../tuba/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother plays the tuba in the school orchestra.[↗](../../tuba/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tuba went "oom-pah, oom-pah".[↗](../../tuba/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A tuba has a lot of tubing coiled up inside.[↗](../../tuba/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tuba player marched at the back of the parade.[↗](../../tuba/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's hard to carry a tuba on the school bus\![↗](../../tuba/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tubby** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Short and rather fat, with a round body.[↗](../../tubby/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shaped like a tub: round and wide.[↗](../../tubby/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our tubby old cat sleeps on the sofa all day.[↗](../../tubby/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teddy bear was tubby and soft.[↗](../../tubby/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa pats his tubby tummy after Sunday lunch.[↗](../../tubby/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A tubby little boat bobbed in the harbour.[↗](../../tubby/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tubby puppy could hardly climb the step.[↗](../../tubby/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a tubby baker gives free buns to the children.[↗](../../tubby/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tube** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, hollow pipe, often round, that liquid or air can go through, like a tube in an experiment or a breathing tube.[↗](../../tube/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A soft container you squeeze, like a tube of toothpaste or glue.[↗](../../tube/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Tube is the underground railway in London.[↗](../../tube/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Informal, mostly American and Australian: the TV ("on the tube").[↗](../../tube/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A swim ring or rubber ring you float on is sometimes called a tube.[↗](../../tube/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Squeeze a small blob from the tube of toothpaste.[↗](../../tube/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist poured the liquid into a test tube.[↗](../../tube/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We took the Tube to the museum in London.[↗](../../tube/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike tyre has an inner tube full of air.[↗](../../tube/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Make a telescope from a cardboard tube.[↗](../../tube/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Water travels up tiny tubes inside the plant stem.[↗](../../tube/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The paint tube was almost empty.[↗](../../tube/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Air goes down a tube called the windpipe to your lungs.[↗](../../tube/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He accordingly contrived to steal some sparks from the chariot of the sun, which he conveyed to earth hidden in a hollow tube.[↗](../../tube/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tubular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tubular means shaped like a tube: long, round and hollow, like a pipe or a drinking straw.[↗](../../tubular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tubular also means made of tubes, like a tubular steel chair frame.[↗](../../tubular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang, old-fashioned, US) Tubular meant great or cool, in surfer talk of the 1980s.[↗](../../tubular/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bike frames are often made of tubular steel or aluminium.[↗](../../tubular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The flower has tubular petals, so only bees with long tongues can reach the nectar.[↗](../../tubular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school chairs have tubular metal legs.[↗](../../tubular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The orchestra played the tubular bells at the end of the piece.[↗](../../tubular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A drinking straw is a tubular shape.[↗](../../tubular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Worms have long tubular bodies.[↗](../../tubular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) «That wave was totally tubular, dude!» said the surfer in the old film.[↗](../../tubular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tuck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To push the loose edge of something into a place so it is neat and stays there, like a shirt into trousers.[↗](../../tuck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To put someone, usually a child, into bed and pull the covers snugly around them (tuck in).[↗](../../tuck/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To put something into a small, safe or hidden place.[↗](../../tuck/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To pull a part of your body in close, like tucking your knees up to your chest.[↗](../../tuck/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Tuck in: to start eating food eagerly.[↗](../../tuck/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A tuck is a fold sewn into cloth; in old British school stories «tuck» means sweets and snacks.[↗](../../tuck/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* In old country speech, tuck can also mean to take, to look after, or to fall ill.[↗](../../tuck/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tuck your shirt into your trousers before the photo.[↗](../../tuck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum tucked me in and turned off the light.[↗](../../tuck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She tucked the letter into her coat pocket.[↗](../../tuck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cottage was tucked away behind the hills.[↗](../../tuck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Do a tuck jump: bring your knees up to your chest.[↗](../../tuck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuck your laces in so they don't catch in the bike chain.[↗](../../tuck/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinner's ready — tuck in\![↗](../../tuck/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat tucked its paws under its body to keep warm.[↗](../../tuck/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought crisps at the school tuck shop.[↗](../../tuck/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Is you drowndid w'en yo' ma tucks you in de bed?"[↗](../../tuck/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **tucked** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tucked means pushed the edge of something neatly into or under something, like a shirt tucked into trousers.[↗](../../tucked/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tucked in means made warm and cosy in bed with the covers pushed in around you.[↗](../../tucked/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Tucked away means hidden or in a quiet place that is hard to find.[↗](../../tucked/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Tucked can mean put something in a small safe place, like a note tucked in a pocket.[↗](../../tucked/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Tucked in (to food) means ate eagerly.[↗](../../tucked/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad tucked me into bed and read a story.[↗](../../tucked/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her shirt was neatly tucked into her skirt.[↗](../../tucked/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The village was tucked away between two hills.[↗](../../tucked/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He tucked the letter into his pocket.[↗](../../tucked/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat sat with its paws tucked under it.[↗](../../tucked/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She tucked her hair behind her ears.[↗](../../tucked/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuck your laces in so you don't trip.[↗](../../tucked/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We tucked in to the picnic as soon as we sat down.[↗](../../tucked/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tudor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Tudors were the family of kings and queens who ruled England from 1485 to 1603.[↗](../../tudor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.[↗](../../tudor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Belonging to that time: «Tudor houses», «Tudor clothes».[↗](../../tudor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (building) A style of house with black wooden beams and white walls, or a modern copy of it (mock Tudor).[↗](../../tudor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Henry VIII was a Tudor king.[↗](../../tudor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Elizabeth I was the last of the Tudors.[↗](../../tudor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We dressed up in Tudor costumes for history day.[↗](../../tudor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our street has mock Tudor houses with black beams.[↗](../../tudor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tudor sailors fought the Spanish Armada.[↗](../../tudor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Tudors ruled for 118 years, from 1485 to 1603.[↗](../../tudor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tues** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A short written form of Tuesday, the day after Monday and before Wednesday.[↗](../../tues/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Swimming club is on Tues after school.[↗](../../tues/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign said: Open Mon–Sat, closed Tues.[↗](../../tues/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Spelling test Tues, maths test Thurs.[↗](../../tues/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My note says «Library books back Tues».[↗](../../tues/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tues and Thurs are PE days.[↗](../../tues/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If Mon is the first school day, Tues is the second.[↗](../../tues/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tuesday** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ben bought 6 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · On Tuesday Zoe read 4 more pages than on Monday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many did Sam pick on Tuesday?[↗](../../tuesday/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We have swimming on Tuesdays.[↗](../../tuesday/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The library is closed on Tuesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuesday is the second school day of the week.[↗](../../tuesday/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran visits us every Tuesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The test is next Tuesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was during the night between a Tuesday and a Wednesday.[↗](../../tuesday/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tuff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tuff is a light, rough rock made from volcanic ash that has been pressed and stuck together over time.[↗](../../tuff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang) «Tuff» is a playful spelling of «tough», used online and by young people to mean cool, impressive or hard: «that's tuff».[↗](../../tuff/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tuff forms when volcanic ash settles and hardens into rock.[↗](../../tuff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The famous Easter Island statues are carved from tuff.[↗](../../tuff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our rock kit has a piece of pale, crumbly tuff.[↗](../../tuff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some old houses in Italy are built of tuff blocks.[↗](../../tuff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The guide said the cliff was made of tuff from an eruption long ago.[↗](../../tuff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) «Your new trainers are tuff!»[↗](../../tuff/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) «That level was tuff, I nearly gave up.»[↗](../../tuff/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tuft** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tuft is a small bunch of hair, feathers, grass or threads growing or held close together at the bottom.[↗](../../tuft/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tufts are also the little bunches of thread on carpets or toothbrushes.[↗](../../tuft/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tuft of hair stuck up on the back of his head.[↗](../../tuft/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rabbits nibbled the tufts of grass.[↗](../../tuft/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The owl has tufts of feathers that look like ears.[↗](../../tuft/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A lynx has black tufts on its ears.[↗](../../tuft/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A tuft of fur was caught on the fence.[↗](../../tuft/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The toothbrush has rows of tufts.[↗](../../tuft/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Little tufts of grass grew between the stones.[↗](../../tuft/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "What's in a tuft of hair?" said he.[↗](../../tuft/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tug** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To tug is to pull something suddenly and firmly.[↗](../../tug/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tug is a quick, strong pull.[↗](../../tug/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tug (or tugboat) is a small, strong boat that pushes and pulls big ships in a harbour.[↗](../../tug/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «A tug at your heart» is a sudden sad or loving feeling.[↗](../../tug/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She tugged my sleeve to show me the rainbow.[↗](../../tug/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class won the tug of war.[↗](../../tug/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Give the rope a good tug.[↗](../../tug/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A tug pushed the big ship into the dock.[↗](../../tug/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog tugged on its lead.[↗](../../tug/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sad film gave my heart a tug.[↗](../../tug/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Pulling with more force helps your team in a tug of war.[↗](../../tug/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · At last young Lambton felt a mighty tug at his line.[↗](../../tug/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) … [52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/52/) **53** [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/54/) … [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/58/) - ← previous: [page 52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/52/) - next →: [page 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/54/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)