lug Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ancient Celtic god
    Lugh.
  2. noun a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
    lugsail.
  3. noun a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
  4. noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
    lugworm; lobworm.
  5. verb carry with difficulty
    tug; tote.
    • You'll have to lug this suitcase
  6. verb obstruct
    choke up; stuff; block.
    • My nose is all stuffed
    • Her arteries are blocked

WordNet

Lug noun
Etymology
Sw. lugg the forelock.
Definitions
  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. (Zoöl.) The lugworm.
Lug intransitive verb
Etymology
OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Lugged ; present participle & verbal noun Lugging
Definitions
  1. 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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To move slowly and heavily.
Lug noun
Definitions
  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 noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. A rod or pole. Prov. Eng. Wright.
  2. A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch. Obs. " Eight lugs of ground." Spenser. Whittier.

Webster 1913