9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), 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. (Zo["o]l.) The lugworm.

6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang] [PJC]

{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. [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Lug \Lug\, noun [Etymol. uncertain.]

1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

2. A measure of length, being 161/2 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.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Lug \Lug\, verb (used without an object) [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.

They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. --Collier.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Lug \Lug\, verb (used without an object) To move slowly and heavily.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Lug \Lug\, noun

1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.]

2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Lug

noun

verb

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

LUG {Linux User Group}

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

LUG Local Users Group