Found 9 hits - Term: lug, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lug \lug\ lu^g, n. sw. lugg the forelock.
1. the ear, or its lobe. scot. prov. eng.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
4. harness the leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
up.
1913 webster
5. zool. the lugworm.
1913 webster
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
see also:
lug bolt lug nut lug wrench
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lug \lug\, v. i. imp. p. p. lugged lu^gd; p. pr. vb.
n. lugging lu^g"gi^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.
1913 webster
they must divide the image among them, and so lug off
every one his share. --collier.
1913 webster
see also:
lugged lugging
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lug \lug\, v. i.
to move slowly and heavily.
1913 webster
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lug \lug\, n.
1. the act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged;
as, the pack is a heavy lug. colloq.
1913 webster
2. anything which moves slowly. obs. --ascham.
1913 webster
- [5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lug \lug\, n. etymol. uncertain.
1. a rod or pole. prov. eng. --wright.
1913 webster
2. a measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
perch. obs. " eight lugs of ground." --spenser.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
chimney lug lug pole
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lug
n 1: ancient celtic god syn: lugh
2: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is
oblique to the mast syn: lugsail
3: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn
something
4: marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of
the back; often used for fishing bait syn: lugworm, lobworm
v 1: 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
see also:
lugh lugsail lugworm lobworm tote tug
stuff choke up block unstuff
- [7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
- [8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
lug
local users group
- [9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
lug
linux user group
see also:
linux user group
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