[lug] vb lugged ; lug.ging [ME luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, prob. of Scand origin; akin to Norw lugga to pull by the hair] vt (14c) 1: drag, pull
2: to carry laboriously
3: to introduce in a forced manner "~s my name into the argument" ~ vi 1: to pull with effort: tug
2: to move heavily or by jerks "the car ~s on hills" 3 of a racehorse: to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail
[2]lug n (1616) 1 archaic a: an act of lugging b: something that is lugged c: a shipping container for produce
2: lugsail 3 pl: superior airs or affectations "put on ~s"
4. slang: an exaction of money--used in the phrase put the lug on [3]lug n [ME (Sc) lugge, perh. fr. ME luggen] (15c) 1: something (as a handle) that projects like an ear: as a: a leather loop on a harness saddle through which the shaft passes b: a metal fitting to which electrical wires are soldered or connected
2. chiefly Brit: ear
3: a ridge (as on the bottom of a shoe) to increase traction
4: a nut used to secure a wheel on an automotive vehicle--called also lug nut
5: blockhead, lout