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
Devnet	DEV-net	Irish
Carles	-	Catalan
Sigilind	-	Ancient Germanic
Kliment	klee-MYENT (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Katharyn	KATH-ə-rin	English
Cyprianus	-	Ancient Roman