countertug

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noun

A tug in the opposite direction.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncountertug (plural countertugs)

plural countertugs

  1. A tug in the opposite direction.

    By making Henry steadfastly determined to do the decent and honorable thing, he avoids facing up to the complex countertugs of physical desire and social pressure […]

    1984, Norman Etherington, Rider Haggard, page 33

Origin

From counter- + tug.

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Cite this entry
APA

countertug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countertug

MLA

“countertug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countertug. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countertug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countertug.

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