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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lug1 /lʌg/USA pronunciation v., lugged, lug•ging, n. v. - to pull or carry with effort or difficulty:[~ + object]lugging heavy rocks.
- Automotive[no object] (of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of lugging.
lug2 /lʌg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a projecting piece by which anything is held or supported.
- Slang Terms
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lug1 (lug),USA pronunciation v., lugged, lug•ging, n. v.t. - to pull or carry with force or effort:to lug a suitcase upstairs.
- to introduce or interject in an inappropriate or irrelevant manner:to lug personalities into a discussion of philosophy.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(of a sailing ship) to carry an excessive amount of (sail) for the conditions prevailing.
v.i. - to pull or tug laboriously.
- Automotive(of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain:The engine lugs when we climb a steep hill.
n. - an act or instance of lugging;
a forcible pull;
haul. - a wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- Slang Termsa request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes:They put the lug on him at the office.
- Scandinavian; compare Norwegian lugge, Swedish lugga to pull by the hair
- Middle English luggen 1300–50
- a projecting piece by which anything is held or supported.
- a ridge or welt that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a shoe.
- Building[Masonry.]either of the ends of a lug sill.
- Building[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.
- a leather loop hanging down from a saddle, through which a shaft is passed for support.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]clip2 (def. 6).
- Slang Terms
- an awkward, clumsy fellow.
- a blockhead.
- a man;
guy.
- Scandinavian; compare Norwegian, Swedish lugg forelock. See lug1
- 1485–95
- Nautical, Naval Termslugsail.
lug4 (lug),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebrateslugworm.
- 1595–1605; earlier lugg; perh. special use of lug2
- Mythologyan ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lug /lʌɡ/ vb (lugs, lugging, lugged)- to carry or drag (something heavy) with great effort
- (transitive) to introduce (an irrelevant topic) into a conversation or discussion
n - the act or an instance of lugging
Etymology: 14th Century: probably from Scandinavian; apparently related to Norwegian lugge to pull by the hair lug /lʌɡ/ n - a projecting piece by which something is connected, supported, or lifted
- a box or basket for vegetables or fruit with a capacity of 28 to 40 pounds
- Scot Northern English dialect
another word for ear1 - slang a man, esp a stupid or awkward one
Etymology: 15th Century (Scots dialect) lugge ear, perhaps related to lug1 (in the sense: to pull by the ear) lug /lʌɡ/ n - short for lugsail
lug•sail (lug′sāl′; Naut. lug′səl),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsa quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely. See diag. under sail. Also called lug.
- 1670–80; Middle English lugge pole (now dialect, dialectal; compare log1) + sail
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lugsail /ˈlʌɡsəl/, lug /lʌɡ/ n - a four-sided sail bent and hoisted on a yard
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from Middle English (now dialect) lugge pole, or from lugge ear |