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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share. --Collier. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Lug \Lug\, v. i. To move slowly and heavily. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: Lug 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}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: LUG Local Users Group