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
Lug
Alternative spelling of Lugh
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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.
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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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
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
