Plural of tug
regular plural
The plural of tug is tugs.
Forms of tug
| Singular | tug /ˈtʌɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tugs /tʌɡz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Tugs in a sentence
- Shipping of every sort, from passenger liners to ferry steamers, tramps to tugs and trailing barges, feluccas to speedboats and yachts, from warships to caiques, chugs, hoots, glides or churns its way in all directions.1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 435
- They are then loaded onto ferries by dockyard tractors called "tugs".2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “Ro Ro Rail takes the freight train to Spain”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 49
- Blue Shirts drove tugs, threw chocks, pushed airplanes, and scrubbed decks.2011, Max Gallimore -, From Here to Caprock, →ISBN, page 266. From the entry blue shirt
- As I squeeze headfirst out of the sleepout, something invisible tugs at my legs.2009, Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones, Allen & Unwin, page 2. From the entry sleepout
- She falls heavily onto her side, tugs a bodypillow up under her, throws a leg over it.2005, David H. Fears, Thornton's Apprentice and Other Stories, Horizon Micro Press, →ISBN, page 164. From the entry bodypillow
Meaning of tug
- verb To pull or drag with great effort.
- verb To pull hard repeatedly.
- verb To tow by tugboat.
Questions about the plural of tug
- What is the plural of tug?
- The plural of tug is tugs.
- Is tug countable?
- Tug is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tug (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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