Main Entry:

¹lug

Pronunciation:

\ˈləg\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

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 verb1: drag, pull2: to carry laboriously <lugged the bags to the car>3: to introduce in a forced manner <lugs my name into the argument>intransitive verb1: to pull with effort : tug2: to move heavily or by jerks <the car lugs on hills>3of a racehorse : to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail