lug

lug

lug¹ [lug]

vt.

lugged, lugging [ME luggen, prob. < Scand, as in Swed lugga, to pull, lit., pull by the hair < lugg, forelock]

1. to carry or drag (something heavy)

2. to introduce (a topic, story, etc.) without good reason into a conversation or discourse

vi.

☆ Horse Racing to veer slightly from a direct course [the favorite lugged in toward the rail]

n.

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1. Scot. an ear

2. an earlike projection by which a thing is held or supported

3. a loop on the side of a harness through which the shaft passes

4. any of the heavy bolts which extend out from an axle hub or a disc brake, used, with a lug nut, to mount a wheel

5. a shallow box for shipping fruit or produce

6. any of a series of raised or projecting areas as on an automobile tire or the sole of a boot, for increasing traction

☆ 7. Slang money exacted for political purposes: chiefly in put the lug on, to exact a contribution from

8. Slang a fellow, esp. a loutish fellow

9. Archaic the act of lugging

lug² [lug]

n.

short for

LUGSAIL

lug³ [lug]

n.

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short for LUGWORM