lug

The definition of lug is to carry or drag something heavy.

(verb)

To carry a suitcase up the stairs is an example of lug.

Lug is defined as a heavy bolt used to fasten a wheel, or is slang for a big man.

(noun)

See lug in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb lugged, lugging

to carry or drag (something heavy)
to introduce (a topic, story, etc.) without good reason into a conversation or discourse

Origin: ME luggen, prob. < Scand, as in Swed lugga, to pull, lit., pull by the hair < lugg, forelock

intransitive verb

☆ Horse Racing to veer slightly from a direct course: the favorite lugged in toward the rail

noun

Scot. an ear
an earlike projection by which a thing is held or supported
a loop on the side of a harness through which the shaft passes
any of the heavy bolts which extend out from an axle hub or a disc brake, used, with a , to mount a wheel
a shallow box for shipping fruit or produce
any of a series of raised or projecting areas as on an automobile tire or the sole of a boot, for increasing traction
☆ Slang money exacted for political purposes: chiefly in , to exact a contribution from
Slang a fellow, esp. a loutish fellow
Archaic the act of lugging

Origin: < ?

noun

lugsail

noun

lugworm

Origin: < ?

See lug in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A handle or projection used as a hold or support.
A lug nut.
Nautical A lugsail.
A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot.
A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected.
Slang A clumsy fool; a blockhead.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English lugge, earflap

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin

verb lugged lugged, lug·ging, lugs

verb, transitive

To drag or haul (an object) laboriously.
To pull or drag with short jerks.
To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate: If you drive too slowly in third gear, you'll lug the engine.

verb, intransitive

To pull something with difficulty; tug.
To move along by jerks or as if under a heavy burden.
To run poorly or hesitate because of strain. Used of an engine: The motor lugs on hills.

noun