countertug

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ tug

Noun[edit]

countertug (plural countertugs)

  1. A tug in the opposite direction.
    • 1984, Norman Etherington, Rider Haggard, page 33:
      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 […]
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