lug

Meaning of lug

verb
  1. carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.
    she began to lug her suitcase down the stairs
noun
  1. 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
  1. a person's ear.
    I couldn't hear what they were saying with that leather over my lugs
  2. 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
  3. 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:

Lug

Meaning lugsail:

lugsail

Meaning lugworm:

lugworm, lobworm

Meaning tote:

tote, tug

Meaning stuff:

stuff, block

Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:

carry

Meaning raise to a higher position or level:

lift

Meaning (of a person) carry (someone or something):

bear

Meaning lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:

heave

Meaning raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys:

hoist

Meaning put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry:

shoulder

Meaning move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort:

manhandle

Meaning (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force:

haul

Meaning pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty:

drag

Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:

pull

Meaning (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar:

tow

Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:

transport

Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:

move

Meaning carry or bring with one; convey:

take

Meaning cause (someone or something) to come to a place:

bring

Meaning transport or carry to a place:

convey

Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:

shift

Meaning go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone:

fetch

Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:

hump

Meaning haul or carry (something heavy or awkward):

schlep

Meaning used to express slightly scornful doubt or dissatisfaction:

humph

Anagrams of lug

glu, gul

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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