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lug

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1. lug - Noun

2. lug - Verb

3. Lug - Proper noun

Meaning

The lugworm.

The ear, or its lobe.

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.

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.

The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.

To move slowly and heavily.

The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.

Anything which moves slowly.

A rod or pole.

A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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[...] I really hate big laptops. I can't understand people who lug around 15" (or 17"!) monsters. The right weight for a laptop is 1kg, no more. Linus Torvalds

All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere and everywhere I could lug my drums in. Max Weinberg

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. Lewis Hine

Ye cannot make a silk purse of a sows lug. Scottish Proverb

Ye canna mak a silk purse out o' a sow's lug. English Proverb

It gangs in at ae lug and out at the ither. Scottish Proverb

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