tug^１ /tg/→ v. (tugged; tug・ging) vt. 1 強く引く, 強く引っ張る (⇒pull SYN). ・tug a boat on to shore ボートを岸に引き上げる. ・tug in a subject 話題を無理にもちこむ. ・tug off one's gown ガウンをぐいと脱ぐ. ・He tugged back his hair with a comb. 髪の毛をくしでぐいと後ろへすいた. ・She laughed and tugged my ear. 笑って私の耳を引っ張った. 2 〈重い物を〉運ぶ. 3 引きずる (drag). 4 〈船を〉引き船で引く (tow). vi. 1 引く, 引っ張る (pull hard). ・He tugged at his moustache. 彼は口ひげを引っ張った. ・Her recollections tugged at his heart. 彼女の思い出がぐいぐいと彼の心を締めつけた. 2 努める, 努力する, 奮闘する (labor, toil). 3 争う (contend). tg at the [an] ar ⇒oar 成句. n. 1a ぐいと引くこと, 引っ張り. ・give a tug at the bell ベルのひもをぐいと引く. ・He gave a prim tug at his spectacles. 眼鏡をとりすましてぐいと引っ張った. ・We felt a great tug at parting. 別れがつらかった. ・He took another tug at his moustache. 口ひげをもう一度ぐいと引っぱった. b 強くぐいと引っぱる力. 2 引き船 (tugboat). 3a 奮闘, 努力. ・I had a great tug to persuade him. 彼を説き伏せるのに骨が折れた. b 激しい争い, 白熱した競争 (strain). ・the tug of will between two people 二人の間の激しい意志の戦い. 4a 短い革のひも[輪]. b 引き具; (馬具の)引き革 (trace). c 《米》 ロープ, 縄. 5 《英俗》 (Eton 校の)給費生 (colleger). tg of lve (子供の養育をめぐる)親権者争い. tg of wr (1) 綱引き. (2) 覇権[主導権]争い. (3) 決戦 (decisive contest) :When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. ⇒Greek n. 1. 《?a1200》 togge(n) ← ? OE ton to draw, pull ＜ Gmc teuχan (OHG ziohan (G ziehen) / OE togian 'to TOW^１' / ON toga to pull) ← IE deuk- to lead (L dcere to lead): cf. duke