n.
Pronunciation: ' l ə g
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lugged ; lug · ging
Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : DRAG , PULL
2 : to carry laboriously < lugged the bags to the car>
3 : to introduce in a forced manner < lug s my name into the argument>
intransitive verb
1 : to pull with effort : TUG
2 : to move heavily or by jerks <the car lug s on hills>
3 of a racehorse : to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail