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Lug
Definitions
- 1 Alternative spelling of Lugh. alt-of, alternative
- 1 The act of hauling or dragging.
"a hard lug"
- 2 A rod or pole. UK, dialectal
"And from the bodies [of pines and oaks] the boughes and loftie lugges they beare."
- 3 Initialism of lesbian until graduation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"If “bi now, gay later” is one side of an offensive, disrespectful coin, the LUG (or “lesbian until graduation”) stereotype is its counterpart."
- 4 marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait wordnet
- 5 That which is hauled or dragged.
"The pack is a heavy lug."
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- 6 A measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet. UK, archaic, dialectal
"eight lugs of grownd; / Into the which returning backe, he fell"
- 7 Initialism of Linux user group. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 8 a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something wordnet
- 9 Anything that moves slowly.
"whereof the one is quick of cast, trick, and trim both for pleasure and profit: the other is a lug"
- 10 A lugsail.
- 11 a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast wordnet
- 12 A lug nut.
- 13 The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- 14 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.
- 15 A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- 16 A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- 17 A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- 18 A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- 19 An ear or ear lobe. UK
"While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off."
- 20 A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- 21 A request for money, as for political purposes. slang
"They put the lug on him at the courthouse."
- 22 A lugworm.
- 23 A pull or drag on a cigarette. informal
"He took another long lug on his cigarette before continuing quietly, 'I've seen too much and it was seriously screwing me up. […]"
- 1 To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull. figuratively, sometimes, transitive
"Why do you always lug around so many books?"
- 2 carry with difficulty wordnet
- 3 To run at too slow a speed. transitive
"When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine."
- 4 obstruct wordnet
- 5 To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing. transitive
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- 6 To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race. intransitive
Etymology
From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).
From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).
From Middle English lugge (“pole, stick, staff”).
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