Dictionary
lug
Pronunciation: (lug), [key]
—v., lugged, lug•ging,
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v.t.
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.
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v.i.
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.
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n.
1. an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
2. a wooden box for transporting fruit or vegetables.
3. Slang.a request for or exaction of money, as for political purposes:
They put the lug on him at the office. lug
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n.
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. Masonry.either of the ends of a lug sill.
4. 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.
5. a leather loop hanging down from a saddle, through which a shaft is passed for support.
6. Shipbuilding.clip
2 (def. 6).
7. Slang.
a. an awkward, clumsy fellow.
b. a blockhead.
c. a man; guy.
lug
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n.
lugsail.
lug
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n.
lugworm.
Lug
Pronunciation: (lookh), [key]—
n.
an ancient Irish god, probably a solar deity.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
