What is "lug"

Lug \Lug\, n.

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.

Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [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]

   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.

Lug \Lug\, n. [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.

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.

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

Lug \Lug\, v. i. To move slowly and heavily.

late 14c., "to move (something) heavily or slowly," from Scandinavian (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge "to pull by the hair"); see lug (n.). Related: Lugged; lugging.

1620s, "handle of a pitcher," from lugge (Scottish) "earflap of a cap, ear" (late 15c.; according to OED, the common word for "ear" in 19c. Scotland), probably from Scandinavian (compare Swedish lugg "forelock," Norwegian lugg "tuft of hair"). The connecting notion is "something that can be gripped and pulled." Applied 19c. to mechanical objects that can be grabbed or gripped. Meaning "stupid fellow" is from 1924; that of "lout, sponger" is 1931, American English. Compare lug-nut (1869), nut closed at one end as a cap.

n. 1 The act of hauling or dragging. 2 That which is hauled or dragged. 3 Anything that moves slowly. 4 A lug nut. 5 (context electricity English) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw. 6 A part of something which stick out, used as a handle or support. 7 A fool, a large man. 8 (context UK English) An ear or ear lobe. 9 A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables. 10 (context slang English) A request for money, as for political purposes. 11 (context UK dialect English) A rod or pole. 12 (context UK dialect English) A measure of length equal to 16½ foot. 13 (context nautical English) A lugsail. 14 (context harness English) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up. 15 A lugworm. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry. 2 (context transitive English) To run at too slow a speed. 3 (context transitive nautical English) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

1. v. 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]

3. [also: lugging, lugged]

Lug or LUG may refer to:

Lug is a village in western part of the Serbian province of Vojvodina, in the municipality of Beočin, South Bačka District. It lies on the northwest slopes of Fruška gora mountain, in the region of Syrmia. The village has a population numbering 801 people (2002 census), most of them being ethnic Slovaks.

A Lug (knob) is a typically flattened protuberance, a knob or extrusion located on the side of a ceramics, jug, glass, vase or other container. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics/stone-vessels such as pots from Ancient Egypt, Hembury ware, claw beakers, and boar spears.

A lug may also only be shaped as a lip for suspension–(no hole). In Ancient Egypt, lugs contained a hole for suspension, with 2– or 3–lugged vessels most common.

In Roman times, lugs were on some types of column-sections to aid in construction. After slung by rope into position with a crane, the lugs were then masoned off.

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Lug is a village in the municipality of Bajina Bašta, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 2555 people.

Lug is a village in the municipality of Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Lug (Derventa) is a suburb in the municipality of Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

'''Lug (Kiseljak) ''' is a village in the municipality of Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina.