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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUG, v.t. [See Pluck.]
1. To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty.
Howler lugs him still through hedges.
2. To carry or convey with labor.
They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
To lug out, to draw a sword, in burlesque.
LUG, v.i. To drag; to move heavily.
LUG, n.
1. A small fish.
2. In Scotland, an ear. Obs.
3. A pole or perch, a land-measure. Obs.
4. Something heavy to be drawn or carried. [Vulgar.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: ancient Celtic god [syn: Lug, Lugh]
2: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast [syn: lugsail, lug]
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, lug, lobworm] v
1: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase" [syn: lug, tote, tug]
2: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up, block] [ant: loosen up, unstuff]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (lugged; lugging) Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. drag, pull 2. to carry laboriously <lugged the bags to the car> 3. to introduce in a forced manner <lugs my name into the argument> intransitive verb 1. to pull with effort ; tug 2. to move heavily or by jerks <the car lugs on hills> 3. of a racehorse to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail II. noun Date: 1616 1. archaic a. an act of lugging b. something that is lugged c. a shipping container for produce 2. lugsail 3. plural superior airs or affectations <put on lugs> 4. slang an exaction of money — used in the phrase put the lug on III. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) lugge, perhaps from Middle English luggen Date: 15th century 1. something (as a handle) that projects like an ear: as a. a leather loop on a harness saddle through which the shaft passes b. a metal fitting to which electrical wires are soldered or connected 2. chiefly British ear 3. a ridge (as on the bottom of a shoe) to increase traction 4. a nut used to secure a wheel on an automotive vehicle — called also lug nut 5. a. a big clumsy fellow b. an ordinary commonplace person

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (lugged, lugging) 1 tr. a drag or tug (a heavy object) with effort or violence. b (usu. foll. by round, about) carry (something heavy) around with one. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by in, into) introduce (a subject etc.) irrelevantly. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by along, to) force (a person) to join in an activity. 4 intr. (usu. foll. by at) pull hard. --n. 1 a hard or rough pull. 2 (in pl.) US affectation (put on lugs). Etymology: ME, prob. f. Scand.: cf. Sw. lugga pull a person's hair f. lugg forelock 2. n. 1 Sc. or colloq. an ear. 2 a projection on an object by which it may be carried, fixed in place, etc. 3 esp. US sl. a lout; a sponger; a stupid person. Etymology: prob. of Scand. orig.: cf. LUG(1) 3. n. = LUGWORM. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. = LUGSAIL. Etymology: abbr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lug Lug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging.] [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lug Lug, 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. Lug bolt (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(lugs, lugging, lugged) If you lug a heavy or awkward object somewhere, you carry it there with difficulty. (INFORMAL) Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes... I hastily packed the hamper and lugged it to the car. VERB: V n with adv, V n prep, also V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Pull, tug, haul, drag.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	LUG
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ASO
FAA District	MEM
State	TN
State	TENNESSEE
County	MARSHALL
County State	TN
City Name	LEWISBURG
Full Name	ELLINGTON
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"LEWISBURG, TN 37091"
Elevation	717
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	ATLANTA
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	03
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	N
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	N
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	026
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	006
Based Ultralight aircraft	001
Air Taxi	001500
General Aviation, Local Operations	010500
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	005000
Military Aircraft Operations	000050
Latitude	35.5069750000
Longitude	-86.8038861111
State FIPS code	47
State Postal Code	TN
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	5
Version	09

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