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chug ¹  (chg)

n.

A dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine.

intr.v. chugged, chug·ging, chugs

1. To make dull explosive sounds.

2. To move or travel while making dull explosive sounds.

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[Imitative.]

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chugger n.

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chug ²  (chg)

tr. & intr.v. chugged, chug·ging, chugs Slang

To chugalug.

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chug [tʃʌg]

n

a short dull sound, esp one that is rapidly repeated, such as that made by an engine

vb chugs, chugging, chugged

(intr) (of an engine, etc.) to operate while making such sounds

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chug - the dull explosive noise made by an engine noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb	1.	chug - make a dull, explosive sound; "the engine chugged down the street" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

Translations

chug [tʃʌg] VI [steam engine] → resoplar; [motor] → traquetear
the train chugged past → pasó el tren resoplando

chug along VI + ADV [car, train] → ir despacio resoplando (fig) → ir tirando

chug [ˈtʃʌg] vi [train] → haleter; [engine] → ronronner

chug

n → Tuckern nt

vi → tuckern

chug [tʃʌg] vi

a. (boat) → sbuffare; (motor) → scoppiettare

b. (also chug along) (boat) → muoversi sbuffando

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chug [tʃʌg] vi

a. (boat) → sbuffare; (motor) → scoppiettare

b. (also chug along) (boat) → muoversi sbuffando