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 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