tug1, s.1aTarraingt f, stoitheadh m, sracadh m. To give a good tug, tarraingt go tréan. To give sth. a tug, tarraingt a bhaint as rud. Tug of war, tarraingt téide. bF: He felt a tug at his heart-strings, ghoill sé go croí air. 2Tug m. Salvage tug, tug m tarrthála. 3Harn: aTarraingeáil f. bLúbán m (irise droma).
tug2,1v.tr. & i.Tarraingím, sracaim, tarlaím. To tug sth. along, rud a streachailt leat. He tugged at it, bhain sé tarraingt, sracadh, as. To tug at the oars, na maidí rámha a tharraingt. F: The recollection tugged at his heart-strings, chuir an chuimhne sin tocht ar a chroí. 2v.tr.Nau: Tarraingíonn (soitheach) ar cheann téide.