Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who tugs, or pulls with effort.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who tugs.
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- noun
Agent noun oftug ; one who tugs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
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Examples
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LENESHE YOUNG (YES) -- Her audition was preceded by the story of Leneshe's struggle with poverty, the sort of heart-tugger that makes me resist mightily.
Michael Giltz: American Idol -- San Fran and Louisville 2009
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This sounds like it has great potential and could be a bit of a heart tugger as well as providing some humorous moments.
Filmstalker: Stalked: Return of Jerry Lewis, Hopkins' Lector and Lindsay Lohan 2009
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Wow, Ken, every post of yours here is a heartstring-tugger.
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She does tackle the granddaddy of them all, Day's breakthrough hit and World War II heart-tugger "Sentimental Journey."
Michael Giltz: Exclusive: Nellie McKay Talks About Her Best Album Yet 2009
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The action begins with an attention-grabber that's also a heart-tugger.
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His latest heart-tugger is titled The Last Song, and it was supposedly written with teen sensation Miley Cyrus in mind.
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But then again, John Q. himself might be a tugger.
Life As We Know It Jennifer Foote Sweeney 2008
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But then again, John Q. himself might be a tugger.
Life As We Know It Jennifer Foote Sweeney 2008
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While waiting for my husband to grow disenchanted with his project, I did a little independent tugger research of my own.
Life As We Know It Jennifer Foote Sweeney 2008
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There's a sunny innocence about the director; single at 36, he's developed a fully formed philosophy of love, which runs through all his movies from the hit gender-bending comedy "He's a Woman, She's a Man" to the widely acclaimed heart-tugger "Comrades: Almost a Love Story."
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