lug

See also lúg, ług, Lug, and LUG

English

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish and Norwegian lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which is from similar Scandinavian sources.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lŭg, IPA: /lʌɡ/, X-SAMPA: /lVg/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡ

Noun

lug (plural lugs)

1. A lug nut.
2. (electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
3. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
4. A fool, a large man.
5. (UK) An ear or ear lobe.
6. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
7. (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.

   They put the lug on him at the courthouse.

8. (UK, dialect) A rod or pole.

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9. (UK, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.
   • Spenser

     Eight lugs of ground.

Derived terms

• (lug nut): lug nut
• (large man): big lug
• (protruding support): launch lug

Translations

lug nut

• Swedish: hjulskruv (sv) c, hjulmutter (sv) c

device for terminating an electrical conductor

• French: cosse (fr) f

Verb

lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)

1. (transitive) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry.

   Why do you always lug around so many books?

   • Collier

     They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.

2. (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.

   When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.

3. (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

Derived terms

• luggage

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [2]

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lucht.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lœχ/

Noun

lug

1. air

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lug(a̅), probably related to or from Illyrian lugas 'swamp, marsh', from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuK- 'to gulp/drink (down), swallow'. Cognate to Lithuanian liũgas (“morass”), Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος (“dark, gloomy”), Gaulish lugos 'raven', Old Norse slok (“trough, spillway”) and Middle High German slūch (“gulf, abyss”). Plural lugje.

Noun

lug m

1. trough, (water)channel, spillway

Derived terms

• lugë
• luginë
• lugat

Related terms

• lëgatë
• lëng

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

Noun

lȗg m (Cyrillic spelling лу̑г)

1. lye

Declension

    declension of lug

	singular	plural
nominative	lȗg	lȕgovi/ lȗzi
genitive	luga	lȕgōvā
dative	lugu	lugovima / luzima
accusative	lug	lugove
vocative	lugu / luže	lugovi / luzi
locative	lugu	lugovima / luzima
instrumental	lugom	lugovima / luzima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫgъ.

Noun

lug m inan.

1. lye