how to pronounce tug

/ˈtʌɡ/

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tug is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of tug in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a tug of war between the american ideal …”

meaning of tug

Tug is a verb meaning to pull or to pull on something.

tug frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word tug occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tug can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tug can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;