lug
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: automotive
business
electrical
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
hobbies
horse-racing
horseracing
horses
lifestyle
natural-sciences
nautical
pets
physical-sciences
physics
racing
sports
transport
vehicles
Etymology: 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).
Inflected forms:
form: lugs
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: lugs
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lugging
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: lugged
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: lugged
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The act of hauling or dragging.
pos: noun
examples: a hard lug
gloss: That which is hauled or dragged.
pos: noun
examples: The pack is a heavy lug.
gloss: Anything that moves slowly.
pos: noun
examples: whereof the one is quick of cast, trick, and trim both for pleasure and profit: the other is a lug
gloss: A lug nut.
pos: noun
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
gloss: A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
pos: noun
gloss: A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
pos: noun
gloss: An ear or ear lobe.
pos: noun
tags: UK
examples: While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off.
gloss: A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
pos: noun
gloss: A request for money, as for political purposes.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: They put the lug on him at the courthouse.
gloss: A lugworm.
pos: noun
gloss: A pull or drag on a cigarette.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: He took another long lug on his cigarette before continuing quietly, 'I've seen too much and it was seriously screwing me up. […]
gloss: To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
pos: verb
tags: figuratively
sometimes
transitive
examples: Why do you always lug around so many books?
They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
Luggage areas need to be within sight, rather than at the end of carriages, despite the inconvenience of lugging cases further into a carriage.
gloss: To run at too slow a speed.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.
gloss: To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
Derived words: lug bolt
lughole
lugmark
fustilug
luggable
luggage
lugger
lug in
lug out
tolug
underlug
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