Lug Definition

lŭg
lugged, lugging, lugs
noun
lugs
An ear.
Webster's New World
An earlike projection by which a thing is held or supported.
Webster's New World
Any of the heavy bolts which extend out from an axle hub or a disc brake, used with a nut (lug nut) to mount a wheel.
Webster's New World
A lugsail.
American Heritage
A loop on the side of a harness through which the shaft passes.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
lugged, lugging, lugs
To veer slightly from a direct course.
The favorite lugged in toward the rail.
Webster's New World
To carry or drag laboriously (something heavy)
To lug a crate upstairs.
Webster's New World
To pull or drag with short jerks.
American Heritage
To bring or introduce with some effort, awkwardness, etc.
You needn't lug my name into your argument.
Webster's New World
To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate.
If you drive too slowly in third gear, you'll lug the engine.
American Heritage
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Origin of Lug

  • Probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish and Norwegian lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving"), which is from similar Scandinavian sources.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lugge earflap probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English luggen of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old Irish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lug Sentence Examples

  • Although there are times when you need a wallet that will carry everything from a stack of bills to your family photos, there are other times when this is just too much stuff to lug around.

  • It can be cumbersome to lug around a tripod, but if you know you'll be situated in the same location for sports photography for instance, it's much easier to get set up and stay put.

  • The original sailing rig is a large balanced lug foresail with a small mizzen, but a gunter sloop rig is now also available.

  • The yawl is a common traditional rig, but here drawn with a balanced lug foresail for easy handling and safety.

  • Up the sail goes, colorless in the early half-light, a tan gunter lug, on a honey-coloured wooden spar.

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Words Starting With

LLULUG

Words Ending With

GUGLUG

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Words Starting With L and Ending With G

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With G