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lug

1  [luhg] verb, lugged, lug⋅ging, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pull or carry with force or effort: to lug a suitcase upstairs.
2. to introduce or interject in an inappropriate or irrelevant manner: to lug personalities into a discussion of philosophy.
3. (of a sailing ship) to carry an excessive amount of (sail) for the conditions prevailing.
–verb (used without object)
4. to pull or tug laboriously.
5. (of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain: The engine lugs when we climb a steep hill.
–noun
6. an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
7. a wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.
8. Slang. a request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes: They put the lug on him at the office.
Origin:
1300–50; ME luggen < Scand; cf. Norw lugge, Sw lugga to pull by the hair
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lug

2  [luhg]
–noun
1. a projecting piece by which anything is held or supported.
2. a ridge or welt that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a shoe.
3. Masonry. either of the ends of a lug sill.
4. 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.
5. a leather loop hanging down from a saddle, through which a shaft is passed for support.
6. Shipbuilding. clip 2 (def. 6).
7. Slang.
a. an awkward, clumsy fellow.
b. a blockhead.
c. a man; guy.
Origin:
1485–95; < Scand; cf. Norw, Sw lugg forelock. See lug 1

lug

3  [luhg]
–noun
lugsail.
Origin:
by shortening

lug

4  [luhg]
–noun
lugworm.
Origin:
1595–1605; earlier lugg; perh. special use of lug 2

Lug

  [lookh]
–noun
an ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.

clip

2  [klip] noun, verb, clipped, clip⋅ping.
–noun
1. a device that grips and holds tightly.
2. a metal or plastic clasp for holding together papers, letters, etc.
3. cartridge clip.
4. an article of jewelry or other decoration clipped onto clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
5. a flange on the upper surface of a horseshoe.
6. Also called lug. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron connecting and maintaining the angle between two members or surfaces.
7. Archaic. an embrace.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
8. to grip tightly; fasten with or as if with a clip.
9. to encircle; encompass.
10. Football. to block by illegally throwing the body across a player's legs from behind.
11. Archaic. to embrace or hug.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME clippen, OE clyppan to embrace, surround; c. OFris kleppa

lug⋅sail

  [luhg-seyl; Naut. luhg-suhl]
–noun Nautical.
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
Also called lug.

Origin:
1670–80; ME lugge pole (now dial.; cf. log 1 ) + sail

lug⋅worm

  [luhg-wurm]
–noun
any burrowing annelid of the genus Arenicola, of ocean shores, having tufted gills: used as bait for fishing.
Also called lug.

Origin:
1795–1805; lug 4 + worm
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lug 1   (lŭg)   
n.  

  1. A handle or projection used as a hold or support.

  2. A lug nut.

  3. Nautical A lugsail.

  4. A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot.

  5. A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected.

  6. Slang A clumsy fool; a blockhead.


[Middle English lugge, earflap, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
lug 2   (lŭg)   
v.   lugged, lug·ging, lugs

v.   tr.

  1. To drag or haul (an object) laboriously.

  2. To pull or drag with short jerks.

  3. To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate: If you drive too slowly in third gear, you'll lug the engine.

v.   intr.

  1. To pull something with difficulty; tug.

  2. To move along by jerks or as if under a heavy burden.

  3. To run poorly or hesitate because of strain. Used of an engine: The motor lugs on hills.

n.  

  1. Archaic

    1. The act of lugging.

    2. Something lugged.

  2. A box for shipping fruit or vegetables.


[Middle English luggen, of Scandinavian origin.]
Lug   (lōō, lōōg)   
n.  The ancient Celtic god of artisanship and warriors. He was said to be the father of Cuchulain.

[Old Irish.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
clip

  1. tv.
    to cheat someone. (See also clipped; clip joint.) : That guy in there clipped me for a fiver.
  2. tv.
    to kill someone. : Frank and John had set out to clip Rocko first.
  3. n.
    a holder for a marijuana cigarette butt. (Drugs. See also roach clip.) : My clip's at home in my stash.
  4. n.
    a music video; a short film. : This next clip is something you'll all recognize.
  5. n.
    a fast rate of speed. : You were moving at a pretty good clip when you ran into the truck.
  6. tv.
    to sock someone. : Max clipped Lefty on the jaw, and Lefty drew his gun.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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lug [ləg]

  1. n.
    a stupid male. (Possibly akin to the sense of “pull” = one who pulls or drags something as a laborer.) : Is this lug bothering you, lady?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

clip  (1)
"cut," c.1200, from O.N. klippa, probably echoic. Meaning "rate of speed is c.1867. Noun meaning "extract from a movie" is from 1958.

lug  (v.)
c.1300, "to move (something) heavily or slowly," from Scand. (cf. Swed. lugga, Norw. lugge "to pull by the hair"); see lug (n.).

lug  (n.)
1624, "handle of a pitcher," from lugge (Scot.) "earflap of a cap, ear" (1495; in 19c. Scotland this was the only word for "ear"), probably from Scand. (cf. Swed. lugg "forelock," Norw. lugg "tuft of hair"). The connecting notion is "something that can be gripped and pulled." Applied 19c. to mechanical objects that can be grabbed or gripped. Meaning "stupid fellow" is from 1924; that of "lout, sponger" is 1931, Amer.Eng.

lugworm 
1602, from lug, probably a Celtic word unrelated to lug (n.) or lug (v.) (the first recorded use is in a Cornwall context) + worm.
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Financial Dictionary

clip

To detach the interest coupons from a bearer bond. These coupons must be presented to a bank, a brokerage house, or the issuer's agent in order for the holder of the bearer bond to receive interest payments.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: clip
Pronunciation: 'klip
Function: noun
: a device used to arrest bleeding from vessels or tissues during operations
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

clip (klĭp)
n.
A fastener used in surgery to hold skin or other tissue in position or to control hemorrhage.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

LUG
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