| slovo | definícia |
tug
(mass) | tug
- tiahnuť, trhať |
tug
(encz) | tug,tahat v: |
tug
(encz) | tug,táhnout v: |
tug
(encz) | tug,trhat v: |
tug
(encz) | tug,trhnout v: |
Tug
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, v. i.
1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug
at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.
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2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.
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England now is left
To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth
The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak.
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Tug
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
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At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
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2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
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4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
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Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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Tug
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
plaything.]
1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with
continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a
loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
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There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
--Roscommon.
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2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
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To ease the pain,
His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
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tug
(wn) | tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
[syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
tugs at the heart strings"
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for
years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to
make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral
thesis" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
[syn: lug, tote, tug]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
conflicts" |
tug
(vera) | TUG
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portugal
(mass) | Portugal
- Portugalsko |
portuguese
(mass) | Portuguese
- portugalský, Portugalčan, portugalčina |
tug
(mass) | tug
- tiahnuť, trhať |
tugofwar
(mass) | tug-of-war
- preťahovanie, ťahanice |
portugalsko
(msas) | Portugalsko
- PRT, PT, Portugal |
portugalský
(msas) | portugalský
- Portuguese |
portugalčan
(msas) | Portugalčan
- Portuguese |
portugalčina
(msas) | portugalčina
- Portuguese |
portugalcan
(msasasci) | Portugalcan
- Portuguese |
portugalcina
(msasasci) | portugalcina
- Portuguese |
portugalsko
(msasasci) | Portugalsko
- PRT, PT, Portugal |
portugalsky
(msasasci) | portugalsky
- Portuguese |
portugal
(encz) | Portugal,Portugal n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladPortugal,Portugalsko n: [zem.] Milan Svoboda |
portuguese
(encz) | portuguese,portugalský adj: NijelPortuguese,portugalština n: Ritchie |
portuguese section
(encz) | Portuguese Section, |
tug
(encz) | tug,tahat v: tug,táhnout v: tug,trhat v: tug,trhnout v: |
tug of war
(encz) | tug of war,přetahování lanem [sport.] Zdeněk Brož |
tug-of-war
(encz) | tug-of-war,přetahování n: Zdeněk Brožtug-of-war,tahanice n: Zdeněk Brož |
tugboat
(encz) | tugboat,remorkér n: Zdeněk Brož |
tugged
(encz) | tugged, |
tugger
(encz) | tugger, n: |
tugging
(encz) | tugging,škubání n: Zdeněk Brož |
tughrik
(encz) | tughrik, n: |
tugrik
(encz) | tugrik, n: |
tugs-of-war
(encz) | tugs-of-war, |
hl.m. - portugalsko
(czen) | hl.m. - Portugalsko,Lisbonn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
portugal
(czen) | Portugal,Portugaln: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
portugalsko
(czen) | Portugalsko,Portugaln: [zem.] Milan Svoboda |
portugalský
(czen) | portugalský,portugueseadj: Nijel |
portugalština
(czen) | portugalština,Portuguesen: Ritchie |
Portugal laurel
(gcide) | Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ({Laurus
nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
axils; -- called also sweet bay.
Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
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Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
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2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
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3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
products carried over in the process.
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American laurel, or Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia;
called also calico bush. See under Mountain.
California laurel, Umbellularia Californica.
Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under
Cherry.
Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum).
Ground laurel, trailing arbutus.
New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae].
Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica.
Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander.
Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia,
smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
redder flowers.
Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola.
West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis.
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Portuguese
(gcide) | Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues,
Pg. portuguez.]
Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing.
& pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
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Portuguese man-of-war. (Zool.) See Physalia.
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Portuguese man-of-war
(gcide) | Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues,
Pg. portuguez.]
Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing.
& pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
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Portuguese man-of-war. (Zool.) See Physalia.
[1913 Webster]Man-of-war \Man`-of-war"\, n; pl. Men-of-war.
1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp.
one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: ship of the line.
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2. The Portuguese man-of-war.
Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish.
[WordNet 1.5]
Man-of-war hawk (Zool.), the frigate bird.
Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.
Portuguese man-of-war (Zool.), any species of the genus
Physalia; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp
stages present in a single colony. It floats on the
surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure,
from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging
cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in
contact with humans swimming in the area. See Physalia.
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Steam tug
(gcide) | Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
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2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
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Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.
Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.
High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.
Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.
Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.
Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
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Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
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Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.
Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.
Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.
Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.
Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.
Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.
Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.
Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.
Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.
Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.
Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.
Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.
Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.
Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
Steam jacket. See under Jacket.
Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.
Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.
Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.
Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
Steam propeller. See Propeller.
Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.
Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.
Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.
Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.
Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
[1913 Webster]Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
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At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
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2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
[1913 Webster]
4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
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Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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steam tug
(gcide) | Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
[1913 Webster + PJC]
2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.
Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.
High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.
Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.
Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.
Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.
Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.
Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.
Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.
Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.
Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.
Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.
Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.
Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.
Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.
Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.
Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.
Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.
Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
Steam jacket. See under Jacket.
Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.
Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.
Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.
Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
Steam propeller. See Propeller.
Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.
Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.
Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.
Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.
Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
[1913 Webster]Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
[1913 Webster]
At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
[1913 Webster]
4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
[1913 Webster]
Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
[1913 Webster] |
Tug iron
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
[1913 Webster]
At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
[1913 Webster]
4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
[1913 Webster]
Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
[1913 Webster] |
Tugan
(gcide) | Tugan \Tu*gan"\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Tucan.
[1913 Webster]Tucan \Tu*can"\, n. (Zool.)
The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles
the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is
larger. Called also tugan, and tuza.
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tugan
(gcide) | Tugan \Tu*gan"\, n. (Zool.)
Same as Tucan.
[1913 Webster]Tucan \Tu*can"\, n. (Zool.)
The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles
the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is
larger. Called also tugan, and tuza.
[1913 Webster] |
Tugboat
(gcide) | Tugboat \Tug"boat`\, n.
See Tug, n., 3.
[1913 Webster]Tug \Tug\, n.
1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
[1913 Webster]
At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
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4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
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Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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tugboat
(gcide) | Tugboat \Tug"boat`\, n.
See Tug, n., 3.
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1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest
called tug of war; a supreme effort.
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At the tug he falls,
Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.
--Dryden.
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2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy
articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;
-- called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.
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4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
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5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a
tackle is affixed.
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Tug iron, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace
may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.
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Tugged
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
plaything.]
1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with
continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a
loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
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There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
--Roscommon.
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2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
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To ease the pain,
His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
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Tugger
(gcide) | Tugger \Tug"ger\, n.
One who tugs.
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Tugging
(gcide) | Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.
zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.
togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.
ducere to lead, draw. Cf. Duke, Team, Tie, v. t.,
Touch, Tow, v. t., Tuck to press in, Toy a
plaything.]
1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with
continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a
loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.
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There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.
--Roscommon.
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2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]
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To ease the pain,
His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.
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Tuggingly
(gcide) | Tuggingly \Tug"ging*ly\, adv.
In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.
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capital of portugal
(wn) | capital of Portugal
n 1: capital and largest city and economic and cultural center
of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus
River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic [syn:
Lisbon, Lisboa, capital of Portugal] |
portugal
(wn) | Portugal
n 1: a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula;
Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th
centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
[syn: Portugal, Portuguese Republic] |
portuguese
(wn) | Portuguese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the
people of Portugal or their language; "Portuguese wines"
[syn: Portuguese, Lusitanian]
n 1: the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
2: a native or inhabitant of Portugal |
portuguese cypress
(wn) | Portuguese cypress
n 1: tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping
branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal
from Goa [syn: Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa,
Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica] |
portuguese escudo
(wn) | Portuguese escudo
n 1: formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100
centavo [syn: Portuguese escudo, escudo] |
portuguese guinea
(wn) | Portuguese Guinea
n 1: a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized
as independent by Portugal in 1974 [syn: Guinea-Bissau,
Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Guine-Bissau, {Portuguese
Guinea}] |
portuguese heath
(wn) | Portuguese heath
n 1: erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula
having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in
southwestern England [syn: Spanish heath, {Portuguese
heath}, Erica lusitanica] |
portuguese man-of-war
(wn) | Portuguese man-of-war
n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
tentacles [syn: Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war,
jellyfish] |
portuguese monetary unit
(wn) | Portuguese monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Portugal |
portuguese republic
(wn) | Portuguese Republic
n 1: a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula;
Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th
centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
[syn: Portugal, Portuguese Republic] |
tug
(wn) | tug
n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: tug, jerk]
2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
[syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]
v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
tugs at the heart strings"
2: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for
years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to
make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral
thesis" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive]
3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
into the harbor"
4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
[syn: lug, tote, tug]
5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
of the mud"
6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
conflicts" |
tug-of-war
(wn) | tug-of-war
n 1: any hard struggle between equally matched groups
2: a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the
team dragged across a central line loses |
tugboat
(wn) | tugboat
n 1: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
[syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower] |
tugela
(wn) | Tugela
n 1: a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one
leap [syn: Tugela, Tugela Falls] |
tugela falls
(wn) | Tugela Falls
n 1: a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one
leap [syn: Tugela, Tugela Falls] |
tugger
(wn) | tugger
n 1: someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move
something [syn: puller, tugger, dragger] |
tughrik
(wn) | tughrik
n 1: the basic unit of money in Mongolia [syn: tugrik,
tughrik] |
tugrik
(wn) | tugrik
n 1: the basic unit of money in Mongolia [syn: tugrik,
tughrik] |
utug
(wn) | Utug
n 1: sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash [syn: Utu,
Utug] |
fitug
(vera) | FITUG
Foerderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft [e.V.] (org.)
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tug
(vera) | TUG
TeX User's Group (org., user group, TeX)
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portuguese
(devil) | PORTUGUESE, n.pl. A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They
are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed
with garlic.
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