transitive verb lugged, lugging lug′·ging

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

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

intransitive verb

noun

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

Etymology: < ?