[{"word":"tugging","phonetic":"/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To pull or drag with great effort","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub."},{"definition":"To pull hard repeatedly","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He lost his patience trying to undo his shoe-lace, but tugging it made the knot even tighter."},{"definition":"To tow by tugboat","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of something that tugs; a pull.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tug","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tugging"]}]