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Lug Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lug?
[n] marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
[n] a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something [n] a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast [n] (Irish) ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun) [v] carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [v] obstruct, as of a passage; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lug: block | choke up | lobworm | lugsail | lugworm | stuff | tote | tug Related Terms | Find terms related to Lug: anvil | auditory apparatus | auditory canal | auditory meatus | auditory nerve | auditory ossicles | auditory tube | auricle | basilar membrane | bear | bony labyrinth | buck | carry | cauliflower ear | cochlea | conch | concha | conduct | convey | draft | drag | draggle | draw | drumhead | ear | ear lobe | eardrum | endolymph | Eustachian tube | external ear | ferry | fly | freight | gawk | hale | hammer | haul | heave | hump | incus | inner ear | klutz | lift | lobe | lobster | lobule | looby | lout | lubber | lummox | lump | lurch | malleus | manhandle | mastoid process | middle ear | oaf | organ of Corti | outer ear | oval window | pack | palooka | perilymph | pinna | pull | round window | secondary eardrum | semicircular canals | shell | snake | snap | stapes | stirrup | strain | take | take in tow | tote | tow | trail | train | transport | trawl | troll | tug | twitch | tympanic cavity | tympanic membrane | tympanum | vellicate | vestibule | waft | whisk | wing | yank See Also | back up | carry | Celtic deity | choke | choke off | class Polychaeta | clog | clog up | congest | diacetylmorphine | fore-and-aft sail | foul | H | heroin | horse | junk | lug wrench | lugger | Polychaeta | polychaete | polychaete worm | polychete | polychete worm | projection | scag | shit | smack | transport Lug In Webster's Dictionary \Lug\, n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. 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. (Mach.) 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. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
up.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The lugworm.
{Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat
extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
\Lug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lugging}.] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.] To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. --Dryden. They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. --Collier. \Lug\, v. i. To move slowly and heavily. \Lug\, n. 1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.[Colloq.] 2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham. \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] 1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. 2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or perch. [Obs.] `` Eight lugs of ground.'' --Spenser. {Chimney lug}, or {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier. |
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