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
Desiderius	-	Late Roman
Beata	be-AH-tah (Polish, German)	Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Raquel	rah-KEL (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, English
Aubert	-	French
Jordi	-	Catalan
Zavia	ZAY-vee-ə, ZAYV-yə	English (Rare)