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Webster 1913 Edition
Lug
Lug
(lŭg)
, Noun.
[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.
(Zool.)
The lugworm.
Lug
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lugged
(lŭgd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lugging
(lŭg′gĭng)
.] [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
,Verb.
I.
To move slowly and heavily.
Lug
,Noun.
1.
The act of lugging;
as, a hard
; that which is lugged; lug
as, the pack is a heavy
. lug
[Colloq.]
2.
Anything which moves slowly.
[Obs.]
Ascham.
Lug
,Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
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.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lug
LUG
,Verb.
T.
1.
To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty.Howler lugs him still through hedges.
2.
To carry or convey with labor.They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
To lug out, to draw a sword, in burlesque.
LUG
,Verb.
I.
LUG
, n.1.
A small fish.2.
In Scotland, an ear. Obs.3.
A pole or perch, a land-measure. Obs.4.
Something heavy to be drawn or carried. [Vulgar.]Definition 2024
Lug
Lug
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚂᚒᚌ (lug), from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
Proper noun
Lug m
- (Irish mythology) A former Irish deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant past: the son of Cían and Ethniu.
lug
lug
English
Noun
lug (plural lugs)
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- a hard lug
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- The pack is a heavy lug.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ascham to this entry?)
- A lug nut.
- (electricity) 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 ****.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A fool, a large man.
- (Britain) An ear or ear lobe.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- They put the lug on him at the courthouse.
- (Britain, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- (Britain, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.
- Spenser
- Eight lugs of ground.
- Spenser
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- A lugworm.
Derived terms
Translations
lug nut
|
protrusion used as a handle or point of attachment
|
Verb
lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)
- (transitive) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry.
- Why do you always lug around so many books?
- Collier
- They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
Derived terms
References
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896,
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lœχ/
Noun
lug (uncountable, diminutive luggie)
Usage notes
The plural form of lug is lugte, but it exists only in literary texts and is otherwise never used.
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *lug(ā), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuK- 'to gulp/drink (down), swallow'. Cognate to Lithuanian liũgas (“morass”), Old Norse slok (“trough, spillway”), Middle High German slūch (“gulf, abyss”)[1]. Possibly related to Illyrian Loúgeon, a toponym denoting a swampy place in Strabo. Plural lugje.
Noun
lug m
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.245
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.
Noun
lȗg m (Cyrillic spelling лу̑г)
Declension
Declension of lug
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlùːk/, /ˈlúːk/
- Tonal orthography: lúg, lȗg
Noun
lúg m inan (genitive lúga, uncountable)