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lug¹

  • /lʌɡ/ Canada, US, UK
  • /lɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /lʊɡ/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌɡ

Where it comes from

From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”).

Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg).

Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).

noun lugs

  1. The act of hauling or dragging. a hard lug
  2. That which is hauled or dragged. The pack is a heavy lug.
  3. Anything that moves slowly. whereof the one is quick of cast, trick, and trim both for pleasure and profit: the other is a lug
  4. A lug nut.
  5. 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.
  6. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
  7. A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
  8. UK An ear or ear lobe. While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off.
  9. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
  10. slang A request for money, as for political purposes. They put the lug on him at the courthouse.
  11. A lugworm.
  12. informal A pull or drag on a cigarette. He took another long lug on his cigarette before continuing quietly, 'I've seen too much and it was seriously screwing me up. […]

verb lugs · lugging · lugged

  1. figuratively, sometimes, transitive To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull. Why do you always lug around so many books?
  2. transitive To run at too slow a speed. When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.
  3. transitive To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
  4. intransitive To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.

lug²

  • /lʌɡ/ Canada, US, UK
  • /lɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /lʊɡ/ Northern England

Rhymes with -ʌɡ

Where it comes from

From Middle English lugge (“pole, stick, staff”).

noun lugs

  1. UK, dialectal A rod or pole. And from the bodies [of pines and oaks] the boughes and loftie lugges they beare.
  2. UK, archaic, dialectal A measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet. eight lugs of grownd; / Into the which returning backe, he fell
  3. A lugsail.
  4. The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
  5. A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
  6. A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.

Lug³

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Lugh.Lugh

LUG⁴

noun LUGs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of lesbian until graduation.lesbian until graduation If “bi now, gay later” is one side of an offensive, disrespectful coin, the LUG (or “lesbian until graduation”) stereotype is its counterpart.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Linux user group.Linux user group

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