A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
Strife, contention, great effort.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
A sudden powerful pull.
A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
A tugboat.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
An act of male masturbation.
To masturbate.
To tow by tugboat.
To pull or drag with great effort.
To pull hard repeatedly.