lug

¹lug

verb \ˈləg\

luggedlug·ging

Definition of LUG

transitive verb

1

: drag, pull

2

: to carry laboriously <lugged the bags to the car>

3

: to introduce in a forced manner <lugs my name into the argument>

intransitive verb

1

: to pull with effort : tug

2

: to move heavily or by jerks <the car lugs on hills>

3

of a racehorse : to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail

Examples of LUG

1. She had to lug her suitcases out to the car by herself.
2. I was lugging a heavy camera around all day.

Origin of LUG

Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LUG

Synonyms: drag, draw, hale, haul, pull, tow, tug

Antonyms: drive, propel, push

Related Words: attract; heave, jerk, yank; carry, convey, ferry, move, transport

Near Antonyms: shove, thrust

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Rhymes with LUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug