tug

verb/tʌɡ/CEFR B1

টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা

Meaning

To pull something hard, often several times.

Example sentences

  • The child tugged at his mother's sleeve.বাচ্চাটি তার মায়ের হাতা ধরে টানল।
  • They tugged the rope from both ends.তারা দুই দিক থেকে দড়িটি টানল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pull, yank

Antonyms: push

Similar words, and what each means

  • pull

    টানা

    To move something toward you.

  • yank

    হ্যাঁচকা টানে টেনে নেওয়া

    To pull something suddenly and hard.

  • jerk

    ঝটকা দেওয়া, হ্যাঁচকা টান দেওয়া

    To pull or move something suddenly with a short, sharp movement.

Other English words for “টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা”

  • stretch

    To make something longer or wider by pulling it.

Opposite words

  • push

    ধাক্কা দেওয়া, ঠেলা

    To press against something to move it away from you.

“tug” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • In the afternoon there was a tug of war and a prize-giving, and the sun was going down when we started back.

    A Picnic →

  • The events could include the hundred-metre race, the long jump, the high jump, a relay, a tug of war and events for the junior section.

    Application for Holding an Annual Sports →

  • Size and power are separate things here. A tug is mostly engine, with a deep propeller and a hull built to take the strain, and it is among the strongest vessels afloat for its length. Its strength is measured as bollard pull — the force it can exert standing still — not as speed.

    tugboat — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “tug” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা
    • • তাকানো, দেখা
    • • টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা
    • • যোগাযোগ করা; ভাব বিনিময় করা
    Show the answer

    টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা — tug (verb) — টান দেওয়া, ধরে টানা. To pull something hard, often several times.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “tug”?

    • • decorate
    • • pull
    • • coo
    • • diversify
    Show the answer

    pull — pull — টানা. To move something toward you.

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