lug
Meaning of lug
verb
- carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.
she began to lug her suitcase down the stairs
- a box or crate used for transporting fruit.
a truck piled high with wooden lugs of grapes
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga ‘pull a person's hair’ (from lugg ‘forelock’).
noun- a person's ear.
I couldn't hear what they were saying with that leather over my lugs
- a projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place.
mount the fitting directly to the lugs at each side of the box
- a loutish man.
he plays a hood who, despite his fancy clothes, remains a lug
late 15th century (denoting the ear flap of a hat): probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugg ‘forelock, nap of cloth’. lug2 (sense 3 of the noun) is perhaps from the 19th-century term denoting the lowest grade of tobacco.
noun
short for lugworm.
Information about lug
- The plural form of lug is: lugs.
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Hyphenation of lug
lug
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- lug is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
lug synonyms
Meaning Lug:
Meaning lugsail:
Meaning lugworm:
Meaning tote:
Meaning stuff:
Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:
Meaning raise to a higher position or level:
Meaning (of a person) carry (someone or something):
Meaning lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:
Meaning raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys:
Meaning put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry:
Meaning move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort:
Meaning (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force:
Meaning pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar:
Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning carry or bring with one; convey:
Meaning cause (someone or something) to come to a place:
Meaning transport or carry to a place:
Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
Meaning go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone:
Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:
Meaning haul or carry (something heavy or awkward):
Meaning used to express slightly scornful doubt or dissatisfaction:
Anagrams of lug
Words that rhyme with lug
Lug, chugalug, glug, glugglug, Klug, plug, baseplug, fireplug, fuseplug, replug, sparkplug, Rawlplug, drainplug, unplug, earplug, slug, roseslug
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