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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.]
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Lug

Lug\, n. [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.) 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) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

5. (Zo["o]l.) The lugworm.

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

Lug

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

Lug\, v. i. To move slowly and heavily.

Lug

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

Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]

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

2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [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.
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Language Translation for : lug
Spanish: arrastrar,
German: zerren,
Japanese: 引きずる
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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.
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