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Definition of Lug
Pronunciation: lŭgd | n. | 1. | The ear, or its lobe. | | 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. | (Zool.) The lugworm. | | 6. | A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. | | v. i. | 1. | To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. | | 1. | To move slowly and heavily. | | n. | 1. | The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug. | | 2. | Anything which moves slowly. | | 1. | A rod or pole. | | 2. | A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch. |
Related Words
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, draggle, draw, drumhead, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph, external ear, ferry, fly, freight, gawk, hale, hammer, 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, 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
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