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Synonyms for tug
noun quick pullbattled
verb. fight, struggle
battling
verb. fight, struggle
contend
verb. compete, fight
- argue
- battle
- clash
- confront
- contest
- controvert
- cope
- dispute
- emulate
- encounter
- face
- give all one's got
- give one's all
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for it
- go for jugular
- grapple
- have at
- jockey for position
- jostle
- knock oneself out
- litigate
- lock horns
- make play for
- meet
- mix it up with
- oppose
- oppugn
- push
- push for
- resist
- rival
- scramble for
- shoot at
- shoot for
- skirmish
- stand
- strive
- struggle
- tangle with
- tug
- vie
- withstand
contended
verb. compete, fight
- argue
- battle
- clash
- confront
- contest
- controvert
- cope
- dispute
- emulate
- encounter
- face
- give all one's got
- give one's all
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for it
- go for jugular
- grapple
- have at
- jockey for position
- jostle
- knock oneself out
- litigate
- lock horns
- make play for
- meet
- mix it up with
- oppose
- oppugn
- push
- push for
- resist
- rival
- scramble for
- shoot at
- shoot for
- skirmish
- stand
- strive
- struggle
- tangle with
- tug
- vie
- withstand
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