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
Caprina	-	Various
Maayan	-	Hebrew
Stefana	STAY-fah-nah	Dutch
Waylon	WAY-lən	English
Eireann	-	English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Neoptolemus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)