34
pull(noun, verb, move, touch, turn)
25
jerk(noun, verb, move, remove, turn)
23
yank(noun, verb, move, remove, turn)
22
haul(noun, verb, move, remove, push)
21
tow(noun, verb, move, remove, push)
20
drag(noun, verb, move, remove, touch)
20
draw(noun, verb, move, remove, touch)
17
lug(noun, verb, move, remove, draw)
13
wrench(noun, verb, move, force, remove)
10
heave(noun, verb, move, remove, draw)
10
labor(noun, verb, work, drive, energy)
9
strain(noun, verb, work, drive, remove)
9
trail(verb, move, remove, touch, draw)
8
moil(verb, work, drive, struggle, try)
8
push(noun, verb, work, meet, touch)
8
strive(verb, work, meet, attack, drive)
8
struggle(noun, verb, action, act, work)
8
tugboat
7
drive(verb, work, struggle, try, seek)
7
fight(verb, work, meet, oppose, struggle)
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