LUG

lugworm, lug, lobworm

(noun) marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

lug

(noun) a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

lugsail, lug

(noun) a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

Lug, Lugh

(noun) ancient Celtic god

lug, tote, tug

(verb) carry with difficulty; “You’ll have to lug this suitcase”

stuff, lug, choke up, block

(verb) obstruct; “My nose is all stuffed”; “Her arteries are blocked”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Alternative spelling of Lugh

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Noun

lug (plural lugs)

The act of hauling or dragging.

That which is hauled or dragged.

Anything that moves slowly.

A lug nut.

Synonym: lug nut

(electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.

A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.

A fool, a large man.

Synonym: big lug

(UK) An ear or ear lobe.

A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

(slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.

(UK, dialect) A rod or pole.

(UK, archaic, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16-1/2 feet.

Synonym: rod

(nautical) A lugsail.

(harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.

A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.

A lugworm.

Verb

lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.

(transitive) To run at too slow a speed.

(transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

(intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.

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Noun

LUG (plural LUGs)

Initialism of lesbian until graduation.

(computing) Initialism of Linux user group.

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Source: Wiktionary

Lug, n. Etym: [Sw. lugg the forelock.]

1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.

3. (Mach.)

Definition: A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.

4. (Harness)

Definition: The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

5. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The lugworm. Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging.] Etym: [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.]

Definition: To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. Dryden. They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. Collier.

Lug, v. i.

Definition: To move slowly and heavily.

Lug, n.

1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.[Colloq.]

2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] Ascham.

Lug, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

2. A measure of length, being 16 [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." Spenser. Chimney lug, or Lug pole, a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. [Local, U.S.] Whittier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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