Plug and Tug

Plug

Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem

Tug and plug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tug" instead a verb "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Tug

Tug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: she's tugged all her life to get to where she is now in the business world

Plug and tug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plug" instead a verb "Tug".

How words are described

sharp sharp plug sharp tug
massive massive plug massive tug
huge huge plug huge tug
last last plug last tug
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