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lug
1[luhg]
verb (used with object)
to pull or carry with force or effort.
to lug a suitcase upstairs.
to introduce or interject in an inappropriate or irrelevant manner.
to lug personalities into a discussion of philosophy.
(of a sailing ship) to carry an excessive amount of (sail) for the conditions prevailing.
verb (used without object)
to pull or tug laboriously.
(of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain.
The engine lugs when we climb a steep hill.
noun
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
a wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.
Slang.a request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes.
They put the lug on him at the office.
lug
2[luhg]
noun
a projecting piece by which anything is held or supported.
a ridge or welt that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a shoe.
Masonry.either of the ends of a lug sill.
Carpentry.(in a double-hung window) one of a pair of projections extending downward from the ends of the meeting rail of the upper sash.
a leather loop hanging down from a saddle, through which a shaft is passed for support.
Shipbuilding.clip.
Slang.
an awkward, clumsy fellow.
a blockhead.
a man; guy.
lug
3[luhg]
noun
lug
4[luhg]
noun
Lug
5[loo
noun
an ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.
lug
1/ ʌɡ /
noun
a projecting piece by which something is connected, supported, or lifted
Also called: tug.a leather loop used in harness for various purposes
a box or basket for vegetables or fruit with a capacity of 28 to 40 pounds
dialectanother word for ear 1
slanga man, esp a stupid or awkward one
lug
2/ ʌɡ /
verb
to carry or drag (something heavy) with great effort
(tr) to introduce (an irrelevant topic) into a conversation or discussion
(tr) (of a sailing vessel) to carry too much (sail) for the amount of wind blowing
noun
the act or an instance of lugging
lug
3/ ʌɡ /
noun
nautical short for lugsail
lug
4/ ʌɡ /
noun
short for lugworm
Other 51Թ Forms
- unlugged adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lug1
Origin of lug2
Origin of lug3
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lug1
Origin of lug2
Origin of lug3
Example Sentences
But ideas are bigger than one tasteless lug with a thing for golden toilets.
Bulldozers lug loads of dirt across where the concourse will soon stand.
As a youngster, Bernhard would ride his bike to the course, and spend days lugging golf bags that were almost as tall as he was.
He was too young to have experienced Too Short’s rap battles first-hand, but old enough to lug the energy of that time around as part of his own identity.
Sandman’s stretch run was a bit erratic, lugging out as he approached the finish line.
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