tug away

tug away (at something)

to pull hard at something; to haul something. She tugged away at the rope, but the anchor would not budge. No matter how much she tugged away, it didn't move.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Orlando	[ɔ:'lændəu]
Evangelija	-	Macedonian
Julita	yuw-LEE-tah	Polish
Yezekael	-	Breton
Justyna	yuws-TI-nah	Polish
Herodes	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin