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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships;
[syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Towboat \Tow"boat`\, n. 1. A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat. [1913 Webster] 2. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

towboat n 1: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships [syn: tugboat, tug, towboat, tower]