lug: Meaning and Definition of

lug

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.

1. to pull or tug laboriously.
2. (of an engine or machine) to jerk, hesitate, or strain: The engine lugs when we climb a steep hill.

1. an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
2. a wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.
3. a request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes: They put the lug on him at the office.

lug

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. either of the ends of a lug sill.
4. (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. clip (def. 6).
1. an awkward, clumsy fellow.
2. a blockhead.
3. a man; guy.

lug

1. lugsail.

lug

1. lugworm.

Lug

1. an ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.