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tug

, tugging (tŭg, tŭg'ing),
A pulling or dragging movement or sensation.
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ASPSCR1

A gene on chromosome 17q25.3 that encodes a ubiquitous tethering protein highly expressed in the testes, heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas; it sequesters GLUT4-containing vesicles in the cytoplasm in absence of insulin.

Molecular pathology
ASPSCR1 is fused with transcription factor TFE3 in alveolar soft part sarcomas and renal cell carcinomas.
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tug

, tugging (tŭg, tŭg'ing)
A pulling or dragging movement or sensation.
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Space appears to be at a premium - the Tugger is standing abreast a vehicle turntable, a common feature of service stations in the 1930s.
Stuart Ramsay was a scene-stealer as Rum Tum Tugger but the voice of Chrissie Hammond as Grizabella stole the show with her renditions of the wonderfully-emotive, Memories.
It's based on the same principle as the removable skirts worn by the women in Bucks Fizz while performing their celebrated 1981 classic Making Your Mind Up, and incorporates a Velcro attachment so that, in the event of tugging (at the point in the song where the boys sang "if you wanna see some more"), the shirt simply comes away in the tugger's hand, leaving the now half-naked footballer free to chase the ball, and the referee in no doubt as to what has taken place.
Complementing the CarryMore tugger cart system, new CarryMatic roller carts equipped with a control module are pulled by a tugger and delivered to lineside stations where they automatically off-load or on-load their cargo.
TQDC-40 mechanically operated tugger cart system provides tighter-turn capabilities and larger daughter cart footprints (two up to 25 x 50 inches or one up to 72 x 50 inches) to handle a wider variety of parts or container sizes.
Highly maneuverable and with an average drive time of 8 hours on a single charge, the tugger easily connects to and disconnects from any under-cart frame with a push-button electronic lifting hitch.
The base vehicle can operate as a tugger for towing up to 10,000 pounds; alternately it can be fitted with multiple fork options (counterbalanced, straddle, fork-over or pop-up fork), or it can operate as a unit-load vehicle with a single- or dual-roller deck.
The chief forelock tugger was toastmaster Ivor Spencer, who hardly qualifies as the man in the street.
Lightweight tugger with heavy-duty steel base for durability
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