Lug

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
     1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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     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.
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     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.
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     4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
        up.
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     5. (Zool.) The lugworm.
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     6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]
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     {Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat
        extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
        
  
     {Lug nut} (Mach.), a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used
        especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles.
        
  
     {Lug wrench} (Mach.), a wrench used to tighten or loosen lug
        nuts, usually a steel rod having a hexagonally shaped
        socket which fits closely over the lug nut; sometimes in
        the shape of a cross, having several such sockets, one at
        the end of each arm, to accommodate nuts of different
        sizes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lug \Lug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged} (l[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Lugging} (l[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [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.
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           They must divide the image among them, and so lug off
           every one his share.                     --Collier.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lug \Lug\, v. i.
     To move slowly and heavily.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lug \Lug\, n.
     1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged;
        as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.]
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     2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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     2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
        perch. [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." --Spenser.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lug
       n 1: ancient Celtic god [syn: {Lugh}]
       2: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is
          oblique to the mast [syn: {lugsail}]
       3: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn
          something
       4: marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of
          the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: {lugworm}, {lobworm}]
       v 1: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
            [syn: {tote}, {tug}]
       2: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are
          blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {choke up}, {block}] [ant: {unstuff}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "lug":
     Eustachian tube, anvil, auditory apparatus, auditory canal,
     auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube,
     auricle, basilar membrane, bear, bony labyrinth, buck, carry,
     cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, conduct, convey, draft,
     drag, draggle, draw, drumhead, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph,
     external ear, ferry, fly, freight, gawk, hale, hammer, haul, heave,
     hump, incus, inner ear, klutz, lift, lobe, lobster, lobule, looby,
     lout, lubber, lummox, lump, lurch, malleus, manhandle,
     mastoid process, middle ear, oaf, organ of Corti, outer ear,
     oval window, pack, palooka, perilymph, pinna, pull, round window,
     secondary eardrum, semicircular canals, shell, snake, snap, stapes,
     stirrup, strain, take, take in tow, tote, tow, trail, train,
     transport, trawl, troll, tug, twitch, tympanic cavity,
     tympanic membrane, tympanum, vellicate, vestibule, waft, whisk,
     wing, yank
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  LUG
       Local Users Group
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  LUG
       
          {Linux User Group}