labour vs tug

labour

noun
  • The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging. 

  • Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour. 

  • That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. 

  • The act of a mother giving birth. 

  • Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work. 

  • A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha. 

  • A group of moles. 

  • A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour. 

  • The time period during which a mother gives birth. 

verb
  • To suffer the pangs of childbirth. 

  • To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. 

  • To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc). 

  • To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden. 

  • To toil, to work. 

tug

noun
  • A tugboat. 

  • A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it. 

  • A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 

  • An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed. 

  • A sudden powerful pull. 

  • An act of male masturbation. 

verb
  • To masturbate. 

  • To tow by tugboat. 

  • To pull or drag with great effort. 

  • To pull hard repeatedly. 

How often have the words labour and tug occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )