Definition of lug Lug

/lʌˈg/ - [lug] - lug

We found 31 definitions of lug from 5 different sources.

What does lug mean?

Noun Plural: lugs
lug - ancient Celtic god
		Lugh
		emerald isle, hibernia, ireland an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
lug - a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
		projection any structure that branches out from a central support
lug - a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
		lugsail
		fore-and-aft sail any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
		junk any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
		lugworm, lobworm
		polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
Verb lugs, lugging, lugged
lug - carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
		tote, tug
		transport, carry move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
lug - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"
		stuff, choke up, block
		unstuff, loosen up cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"
		clog up, congest, choke off, back up, clog, foul, choke suppress; "He choked down his rage"

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lug (Noun)
A lug nut .
lug (Noun)
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.
lug (Noun)
A part of something which stick sticks out , used as a handle or support.
lug (Noun)
A fool, a large man.
lug (Noun)
An ear or ear lobe .
lug (Noun)
A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
lug (Noun)
A request for money, as for political purposes.
lug (Noun)
A rod or pole.
lug (Noun)
A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.
lug (Verb)
To haul or drag along especially something heavy; to carry.
lug (Verb)
To run at too slow a speed.
lug (Verb)
To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

lug (n.)
The ear, or its lobe.
lug (n.)
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.
lug (n.)
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.
lug (n.)
The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
lug (n.)
The lugworm.
lug (v. i.)
To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.
lug (v. i.)
To move slowly and heavily.
lug (n.)
The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.
lug (n.)
Anything which moves slowly.
lug (n.)
A rod or pole.
lug (n.)
A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.

lug
The Arenicola piscatorum, a sand-worm much used for bait. Also, of old, the term for a perch or rod used in land-measuring, containing 16-1/2 feet, and which may have originated the word log.

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lug in sign language