lugs

Meaning of lugs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort.
    she began to lug her suitcase down the stairs
plural 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’).

plural 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.

plural noun

short for lugworm.

Information about lugs

  • The singular form of lugs is: lug.
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Hyphenation of lugs

lugs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • lugs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

lugs synonyms

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 carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial):

tote

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 pull (something) hard or suddenly:

tug

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 lugs

guls, slug

Words that rhyme with lugs

chugalugs, glugs, fustilugs, Rawlplugs, earplugs, fireplugs, plugs, sparkplugs, unplugs, roseslugs, slugs

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