Pulls
Tug
Tug verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Calvin and Hobbes: In one Sunday strip, Hobbes pulls the covers from Calvin while they're sleeping, and after a tug-of-war Calvin gives up and goes to sleep with his parents, then does the same thing to his dad.
Source: Blanket Tug O' War - Tug pulls a "Because I can cope", getting himself tortured rather than Sketch.
Source: Because You Can Cope
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Tug and Pulls. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pulls/tug
Pulls & Tug. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pulls/tug>.
Tug or Pulls. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pulls/tug.
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