I. ˈləg verb
( 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
II. noun
Date: 1616
1. archaic
a. : an act of lugging
b. : something that is lugged
c. : a shipping container for produce
2. : lugsail
3. plural : superior airs or affectations
put on lug s
4. slang : an exaction of money — used in the phrase put the lug on
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) lugge, perhaps from Middle English luggen
Date: 15th century
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 British : 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.
a. : a big clumsy fellow
b. : an ordinary commonplace person