Definitions for LUG
lʌglug

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lug, Lughnoun

   ancient Celtic god

2. lugsail, lugnoun

   a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

3. lugnoun

   a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

4. lugworm, lug, lobwormverb

   marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

5. lug, tote, tugverb

   carry with difficulty

   "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

6. stuff, lug, choke up, blockverb

   obstruct

   "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lugnoun

   A lug nut.

2. lugnoun

   A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.

3. lugnoun

   A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.

4. lugnoun

   A fool, a large man.

5. lugnoun

   An ear or ear lobe.

6. lugnoun

   A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

7. lugnoun

   A request for money, as for political purposes.

   They put the lug on him at the courthouse.

8. lugnoun

   A measure of length equal to 16 feet.

9. lugverb

   To haul, carry (especially something heavy).

   Why do you always lug around so many books?

10. lugverb

    To run at too slow a speed.

    When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.

11. lugverb

    To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

12. Etymology: Probably from (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge). Noun is via lugge, probably from (compare Swedish and Norwegian lugg). Probably related to slug, which is from similar Scandinavian sources.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lugnoun

   1. A kind of small fish.

   They feed on salt unmerchantable pilchards, tag worms, lugs, and little crabs. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   2. [In Scotland.] An ear.3. Lug, a land measure; a pole or perch.

   That ample pit, yet far renown’d
   For the large leap which Debon did compel
   Ceaulin to make, being eight lugs of ground. Fa. Qu.

2. To Lugverb

   Etymology: aluccan , Saxon, to pull; loga, Swedish, the hollow of the hand.

   1. To hall or drag; to pull with rugged violence.

   You gods! why this
   Will lug your priests and servants from your sides. William Shakespeare.

   Thy bear is safe, and out of peril,
   Though lugg’d indeed, and wounded very ill. Hudibras.

   When savage bears agree with bears,
   Shall secret ones lug saints by th’ ears. Hudibras, p. iii.

   See him drag his feeble legs about
   Like hounds ill coupled: Jowler lugs him still
   Through hedges. Dryden.

   Whose pleasure is to see a strumpet tear
   A cynick’s beard, and lug him by the hair. Dryden.

   Either every single animal spirit must convey a whole representation, or else they must divide the image amongst them, and so lug off every one his share. Collier.

   2. To Lug out. To draw a sword, in burlesque language.

   But buff and beltmen never know these cares,
   No time, nor trick of law, their action bars;
   They will be heard; or they lug out and cut. Dryden.

3. To Lugverb

   To drag; to come heavily: perhaps only misprinted for lags.

   My flagging soul flies under her own pitch,
   Like fowl in air, too damp, and lugs along,
   As if she were a body in a body. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lug

   A lug is a projecting piece or part of an object, often used as a support or for attachment with another object. It is commonly found in mechanical devices, luggage, or electrical appliances. It can also refer to dragging or carrying something heavy with great effort. In some regional dialects, "lug" is also used to refer to the human ear.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lugnoun

   the ear, or its lobe

2. Lugnoun

   that which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug

3. Lugnoun

   a projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc

4. Lugnoun

   the leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up

5. Lugnoun

   the lugworm

6. Lugverb

   to pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome

7. Lugverb

   to move slowly and heavily

8. Lugnoun

   the act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug

9. Lugnoun

   anything which moves slowly

10. Lugnoun

    a rod or pole

11. Lugnoun

    a measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch

12. Etymology: [Sw. lugg the forelock.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lug

   lug, v.t. to pull along: to drag: to pull with difficulty:—pr.p. lug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. lugged.—ns. Lug′gage, the trunks and other baggage of a traveller; Lug′gage-van, a wagon for baggage; Lug′ger, a small vessel with two or three masts, a running bowsprit, and long or lug sails; Lug′sail, Lug, a square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast.—Lug in, to introduce without any apparent connection. [Scand., Sw. lugga, to pull by the hair—lugg, the forelock; from a base luk, to pull, present in Scot. lug, the ear.]

2. Lug

   lug, n. (Spens.) a perch or rod of land.

3. Lug

   lug, n. (Scot.) the ear.—adj. Lugged, having ears.—n. Lug′gie, a small vessel with ears.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lug

   The Arenicola piscatorum, a sand-worm much used for bait. Also, of old, the term for a perch or rod used in land-measuring, containing 16-1/2 feet, and which may have originated the word log.

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lug

   Northern and Scottish for “ear.” In England generally this word is regarded as slang except when employed in connection with “Lugger” and “Luggage.”

Matched Categories

1. • Celtic Deity
   • Antiquity
   • Clog
   • Fore-and-aft Sail
   • Projection

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1. gul

How to pronounce LUG?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LUG in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LUG in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of LUG in a Sentence

1. Ashok Kumar:

   The taps are running dry here. We have to lug water buckets from our homes or buy packaged water for our shops.

2. Joe Casaliggi:

   Lug nuts do not shake themselves loose and fall off all at the same time without warning, it appeared that someone removed four of the five lug nuts and the last one held on for a while and finally broke off.

3. Mark Beaumont:

   The golden rule with kit is to take less than you think you need, you have to lug that all uphill, and no matter how frugal you are, you will find yourself after a week's touring at the post office with a box of stuff being posted home.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LUG
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lug
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LUG
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LUG
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LUG
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=LUG
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=LUG