ark plea prudent surge tug

ark

ark /ɑːk $ ɑːrk/ noun [countable]

a large ship
the Ark in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and the animals from a flood that overed the earth.

plea /pliː/ noun

[countable] a request that is urgent or full of emotion
1. plea for
  1. a plea for help
  2. Caldwell made a plea for donations.
2. plea to
  1. The parents made an emotional plea to their child’s kidnappers.
[countable usually singular] a statement by someone in a court of law saying whether they are guilty or not
1. a guilty plea
2. make/enter a plea
  1. Adams entered a plea of ‘not guilty’.
[singular] an excuse for something
1. He refused the appointment on a plea of illness

pru·dent /ˈpruːdənt/ adjective

sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks

it is prudent (for somebody) to do something

surge1 /sɜːdʒ $ sɜːrdʒ/ verb [intransitive]

[always + adverb/preposition] to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
1. surge forward/through etc
  1. The taxi surged forward
  2. The crowd surged through the gates
(also surge up) if a feeling surges or surges up, you begin to feel it very strongly
1. She could feel anger surging inside her.
[usually + adverb/preposition] if a large amount of a liquid, electricity, chemical etc surges, it moves very quickly and suddenly
1. A wave surged up towards them
2. Adrenalin surged through her veins
to suddenly increase
1. Oil price surged.

tug1 /tʌɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle tugged, present participle tugging)

[intransitive and transitive] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls
1. The woman gently tugged his arm.
2. tug at/on something
  1. Joe was tugging at her sleeve
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your body
1. tug something on
  1. Alice was tugging on a sweather.
tug at sb’s heart/heartstrings written
1. to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something