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Definitions and meaning of lug

lug

Translingual

Symbol

lug

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luganda.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Luganda terms

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: lŭg, IPA(key): /lʌɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Etymology 1

From Middle English luggen, possibly from Scandinavian source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).

Noun

lug (plural lugs)

  1. The act of hauling or dragging.
  2. That which is hauled or dragged.
  3. Anything that moves slowly.
  4. A lug nut.
  5. (electricity) 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 sticks out, used as a handle or support.
  7. A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
    Synonym: big lug
  8. (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
  9. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
  10. (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
  11. A lugworm.
  12. (informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.
Derived terms
  • (protruding support): launch lug
  • lug bolt
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)

  1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
  2. (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
  3. (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
  4. (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English lugge (“pole, stick, staff”).

Noun

lug (plural lugs)

  1. (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.
  2. (UK, archaic, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16+1⁄2 feet.
    Synonym: rod
  3. (nautical) A lugsail.
  4. (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
  5. A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
  6. A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
References
  • Frank Graham, editor (1987), “LUG”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
  • Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “lug”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
  • Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin “lug”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[2], archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
  • “Lug”, in Palgrave’s Word List: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎[3], archived from the original on 2024-09-05, from F[rancis] M[ilnes] T[emple] Palgrave, A List of Words and Phrases in Everyday Use by the Natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham […] (Publications of the English Dialect Society; 74), London: Published for the English Dialect Society by Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1896, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Gul, gul, gül

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœχ/

Noun

lug (uncountable, diminutive luggie)

  1. air

Usage notes

The plural form of lug is lugte, but it exists only in literary texts and is otherwise never used.

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lug(ā), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuK- (“to gulp/drink (down), swallow”). Cognate to Lithuanian liũgas (“morass”), Old Norse slok (“trough, spillway”), Middle High German slūch (“gulf, abyss”).

Noun

lug m (plural lugje, definite lugu, definite plural lugjet)

  1. trough, (water) channel, spillway
  2. groove (especially in trees)
  3. valley (between mountains or hills through which a river or creek flows)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “lug”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[4], 1980

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠʌɡ/
  • Homophones: lag, log (Ulster)

Noun

lug m (genitive singular luga, nominative plural luganna)

  1. (mechanics) lug

Declension

Derived terms

  • lug seoil (“lugsail”)

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lug”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “lug”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku.

Noun

lug

  1. number

Primitive Irish

Romanization

lug

  1. romanization of ᚂᚒᚌ

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlǿʉːɣ]

Noun

lug n

  1. weed, unwanted plant

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

Noun

lȗg m (Cyrillic spelling лу̑г)

  1. small forest, grove
    Synonyms: šumica, gaj
  2. swamp forest
Declension

Further reading

  • “lug”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laugō ("soap, lye").

Noun

lȗg m (Cyrillic spelling лу̑г)

  1. ash (fire residue)
  2. lye
Declension

Further reading

  • “lug”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laugō ("soap, lye").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lùːk/, /lúːk/

Noun

lūg m inan

  1. lye

Declension

Further reading

  • “lug”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “lug”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Maay luk, Rendille luħ, Baiso lukka, Jiiddu loho, Arbore lukk.

Noun

lug f (plural lugo m)

  1. leg

References

Sumerian

Romanization

lug

  1. romanization of 𒇻 (lug)

Yola

Noun

lug

  1. alternative form of lhug

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 54

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