Lug
verb
To carry or drag something with difficulty.
I had to lug all the suitcases upstairs.
Often appears as...
- lug around
- lug up
noun
A metal projection on an object which is used to attach it to something else.
The cable is attached to the lug on the terminal.
Often appears as...
- lug nut
- lug terminal
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A stupid or clumsy person.
You're a lug! You've spilled the wine!
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The ear or earlobe.
She put a little gold earring in her lug.
Usage tips
Informal
verb
To carry or drag something with difficulty.
I had to lug all the suitcases upstairs.
Often appears as...
- lug around
- lug up
noun
A metal projection on an object which is used to attach it to something else.
The cable is attached to the lug on the terminal.
Often appears as...
- lug nut
- lug terminal
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A stupid or clumsy person.
You're a lug! You've spilled the wine!
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The ear or earlobe.
She put a little gold earring in her lug.
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'lug' when describing carrying something heavy or cumbersome.
I had to lug the heavy toolbox across the yard.
Pro Tip 2/3Struggle Implied
'Lug' implies a struggle due to weight or size.
After shopping, she lugged three bags of groceries home.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for People
Avoid using 'lug' for people; it’s for objects only.
The movers had to lug the couch up to the 5th floor.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'lug' when describing carrying something heavy or cumbersome.
I had to lug the heavy toolbox across the yard.
Pro Tip 2/3Struggle Implied
'Lug' implies a struggle due to weight or size.
After shopping, she lugged three bags of groceries home.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for People
Avoid using 'lug' for people; it’s for objects only.
The movers had to lug the couch up to the 5th floor.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'lug' when describing carrying something heavy or cumbersome.
I had to lug the heavy toolbox across the yard.
Pro Tip 2/3Struggle Implied
'Lug' implies a struggle due to weight or size.
After shopping, she lugged three bags of groceries home.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for People
Avoid using 'lug' for people; it’s for objects only.
The movers had to lug the couch up to the 5th floor.
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Blow a Gasket PIPE Building...
your most simple job to do Tuffy and I can't believe our eyes we go out there and the skid-steer is up on two wheels whether or not Tuffy should have had John driving this I don't know right now it doesn't look like you're okay right oh yeah you think we damaged the lugs you didn't help him don't walk on them we don't want your footprints all over
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The surprisingly long...
provided you also wanted to lug around extra water to refuel and didn’t mind waiting 30 minutes for your engine to heat up. Alternatively, you could buy a car powered by gasoline. However, the internal combustion engines in these models required dangerous hand-cranking to start
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Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
Actually, she had never been to school, not to a lick, one day. Her parents, again, said, "Why should we spend the money on her? She's going to spend most of her life lugging water back and forth." Well, it just so happens, at that time, there was a group in Connecticut
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From pacifist to spy:...
Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught. Noor accepted her assignment immediately. While she was determined to take her pacifist principles as far as possible,
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How to truly listen PIPE...
I no longer required the sticks. I wasn't allowed to have these sticks. I had to basically look at this particular drum, see how it was made, what these little lugs did, what the snares did. Turned it upside down, experimented with the shell.
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Pit Crew Boot Camp PIPE...
a perfect landing next he looks at hand movements a good tire changer should be able to remove the tire without setting the airgun down which he easily does and most importantly tiny as soon as the last lug nut is tight he needs to leap
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How I responded to...
Our players are so dedicated, that they will actually lug these things onto their flights as carry-ons. The community is also absurdly diverse. This is a photo of Apex, an annual tournament held in New Jersey.
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Playpumps International...
in the world here's part of the problem in much of the world gathering water is done the old-fashioned way by walking to a water source and literally lugging a day's worth back home but there's no
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How to find a wonderful...
You know you can't keep letting it get you down, you can't keep letting it get you down -- this too shall pass If there ain't all that much to lug around,
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Man vs Dog: The Life...
not one but two casualties lugging back a colossal weight of 23 stone each the casualties are in position the contestants are on their marks get set
Video examples
Blow a Gasket PIPE Building...
your most simple job to do Tuffy and I can't believe our eyes we go out there and the skid-steer is up on two wheels whether or not Tuffy should have had John driving this I don't know right now it doesn't look like you're okay right oh yeah you think we damaged the lugs you didn't help him don't walk on them we don't want your footprints all over
Video examples
The surprisingly long...
provided you also wanted to lug around extra water to refuel and didn’t mind waiting 30 minutes for your engine to heat up. Alternatively, you could buy a car powered by gasoline. However, the internal combustion engines in these models required dangerous hand-cranking to start
Video examples
Sheryl WuDunn: Our...
Actually, she had never been to school, not to a lick, one day. Her parents, again, said, "Why should we spend the money on her? She's going to spend most of her life lugging water back and forth." Well, it just so happens, at that time, there was a group in Connecticut
Video examples
From pacifist to spy:...
Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught. Noor accepted her assignment immediately. While she was determined to take her pacifist principles as far as possible,
Video examples
How to truly listen PIPE...
I no longer required the sticks. I wasn't allowed to have these sticks. I had to basically look at this particular drum, see how it was made, what these little lugs did, what the snares did. Turned it upside down, experimented with the shell.
Video examples
Pit Crew Boot Camp PIPE...
a perfect landing next he looks at hand movements a good tire changer should be able to remove the tire without setting the airgun down which he easily does and most importantly tiny as soon as the last lug nut is tight he needs to leap
Video examples
How I responded to...
Our players are so dedicated, that they will actually lug these things onto their flights as carry-ons. The community is also absurdly diverse. This is a photo of Apex, an annual tournament held in New Jersey.
Video examples
Playpumps International...
in the world here's part of the problem in much of the world gathering water is done the old-fashioned way by walking to a water source and literally lugging a day's worth back home but there's no
Video examples
How to find a wonderful...
You know you can't keep letting it get you down, you can't keep letting it get you down -- this too shall pass If there ain't all that much to lug around,
Video examples
Man vs Dog: The Life...
not one but two casualties lugging back a colossal weight of 23 stone each the casualties are in position the contestants are on their marks get set
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Quote examples
Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I remember I had a copy of 'David Copperfield' that I lugged around at primary school. I started reading it when I was seven, and I was eight when I finished it. I read an awful lot as a little girl and played games and imagined lots of things.
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Hayley Williams
American Musician
I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still have to stand in a two hour catering line with flies everywhere in the heat, and you still have to lug your gear.
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Tyler Joseph
American Musician
There are times when we look back and think, 'Do you remember when we had to lug a piano downstairs to a basement of some venue to play for five people?' We do a lot of reminiscing. It helps us keep our heads on straight.
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Kara Swisher
American Journalist
My telephone manners were, well, offensive to some. As I lugged my cell around, yammering away, I noticed cold stares from passersby who viewed me as a kind of techno-terrorist, or at least incredibly rude.
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Emily Deschanel
American Actress
My mom breastfed me for more than a year, and I can't imagine doing it any other way. It's cheap and much better for the environment, and you don't have to lug all that stuff around.
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Raveena Tandon
Indian Actress
A friend of mine created an email ID for me, and I was completely hooked soon after. I would mail friends constantly and lug my laptop everywhere just to listen to some music.
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Josh Groban
American Musician
Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music.
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George Harrison
British Musician
It was all part of being a Beatle, really: just getting lugged around and thrust into rooms full of press men taking pictures and asking questions.
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Lewis Hine
American Photographer
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
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Sophie Hannah
British Poet
I'm not cut out to lug babies around!
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
I remember I had a copy of 'David Copperfield' that I lugged around at primary school. I started reading it when I was seven, and I was eight when I finished it. I read an awful lot as a little girl and played games and imagined lots of things.
Quote examples
Hayley Williams
American Musician
I think it's important for bands to rough it. Whether you're in a van or a bus, it's still tough. You still have to stand in a two hour catering line with flies everywhere in the heat, and you still have to lug your gear.
Quote examples
Tyler Joseph
American Musician
There are times when we look back and think, 'Do you remember when we had to lug a piano downstairs to a basement of some venue to play for five people?' We do a lot of reminiscing. It helps us keep our heads on straight.
Quote examples
Kara Swisher
American Journalist
My telephone manners were, well, offensive to some. As I lugged my cell around, yammering away, I noticed cold stares from passersby who viewed me as a kind of techno-terrorist, or at least incredibly rude.
Quote examples
Emily Deschanel
American Actress
My mom breastfed me for more than a year, and I can't imagine doing it any other way. It's cheap and much better for the environment, and you don't have to lug all that stuff around.
Quote examples
Raveena Tandon
Indian Actress
A friend of mine created an email ID for me, and I was completely hooked soon after. I would mail friends constantly and lug my laptop everywhere just to listen to some music.
Quote examples
Josh Groban
American Musician
Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music.
Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
It was all part of being a Beatle, really: just getting lugged around and thrust into rooms full of press men taking pictures and asking questions.
Quote examples
Lewis Hine
American Photographer
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
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Sophie Hannah
British Poet
I'm not cut out to lug babies around!
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