Found 3 items, similar to Lug.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: lug
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Lug
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lug
Lug
\Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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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.
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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.
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4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
up.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) The lugworm.
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6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]
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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.
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Lug
\Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
perch. [Obs.]
“ Eight lugs of ground.” --Spenser.
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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.
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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.
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They must divide the image among them, and so lug off
every one his share. --Collier.
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Lug
\Lug\, v. i.
To move slowly and heavily.
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Lug
\Lug\, n.
1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged;
as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.]
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2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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