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lug 1  (lg)
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  (lg)
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
a. The act of lugging.
b. Something lugged.
2. A box for shipping fruit or vegetables.

[Middle English luggen, of Scandinavian origin.]

lug 1
Verb
[lugging, lugged] to carry or drag with great effort [probably from Old Norse]

lug 2
Noun
1. a projecting piece by which something is connected, supported, or lifted
2. Informal & Scot an ear [Scots: ear]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Lug - ancient Celtic god
Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2.luglug - a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
junk - any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
lugger - small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
3.lug - a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
lug wrench - a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated
projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
4.luglug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
class Polychaeta, Polychaeta - marine annelid worms
polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
Verb1.luglug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
2.lug - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

lug
verb drag, carry, pull, haul, tow, yank, hump Brit. (slang) heave
Translations

lug [lʌg] vt (= drag) → arrastrar
lug [lʌg] vttraîner, tirer
lug [lʌg] (inf) vtschleppen
lug [lʌg] vttrascinare

lug
v lug [lag]
to drag with difficulty She lugged the heavy trunk across the floor.sleep, trekيَسْحَب، يَجُرвлачаvlécislæbe; halezerrenσέρνω με δυσκολίαarrastrarsikutamaبه زور کشیدنraahatatraînerלִגרוֹרखींचना, घसीटनाtegliticipelmenyeretdraga, dröslatrascinare引きずる(무거운 것을) 힘껏 끌다vilktivilkt; stieptmengheretsjouwenslepe, hale, drataszczyćarrastara târîволочитьvliecťvlečiteglitisläpa, kånkaลากsürüklemek硬拉,拖拉тягти, волочитиکسی بھاری چیز کو گھسیٹناkéo lê

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