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lug1       [luhg] Pronunciation Key verb, lugged, lug·ging, noun
–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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lug2       [luhg] Pronunciation Key
–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. clip2 (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 lug1]
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lug3       [luhg] Pronunciation Key
–noun
lugsail.
[Origin: by shortening]
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lug4       [luhg] Pronunciation Key
–noun
lugworm.
[Origin: 1595–1605; earlier lugg; perh. special use of lug2]
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Lug       [lookh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
an ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.
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lug 1       (lŭg)  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

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lug 2       (lŭg)  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

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

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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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lug

noun
1. ancient Celtic god 
2. a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast [syn: lugsail] 
3. a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something 
4. marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: lugworm] 

verb
1. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" 
2. obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: stuff] [ant: loosen up] 

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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.

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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.

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Lug

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

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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.

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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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