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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
Dan Stevens

Meaning of "lug" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUG

Probably from Scandinavian; apparently related to Norwegian lugge to pull by the hair.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUG

lug  [lʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lug is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lug in English.

WHAT DOES LUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lug in the English dictionary

The first definition of lug in the dictionary is to carry or drag with great effort. Other definition of lug is to introduce into a conversation or discussion. Lug is also to carry too much for the amount of wind blowing.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LUG

PRESENT

Present
I lug
you lug
he/she/it lugs
we lug
you lug
they lug
Present continuous
I am lugging
you are lugging
he/she/it is lugging
we are lugging
you are lugging
they are lugging
Present perfect
I have lugged
you have lugged
he/she/it has lugged
we have lugged
you have lugged
they have lugged
Present perfect continuous
I have been lugging
you have been lugging
he/she/it has been lugging
we have been lugging
you have been lugging
they have been lugging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I lugged
you lugged
he/she/it lugged
we lugged
you lugged
they lugged
Past continuous
I was lugging
you were lugging
he/she/it was lugging
we were lugging
you were lugging
they were lugging
Past perfect
I had lugged
you had lugged
he/she/it had lugged
we had lugged
you had lugged
they had lugged
Past perfect continuous
I had been lugging
you had been lugging
he/she/it had been lugging
we had been lugging
you had been lugging
they had been lugging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will lug
you will lug
he/she/it will lug
we will lug
you will lug
they will lug
Future continuous
I will be lugging
you will be lugging
he/she/it will be lugging
we will be lugging
you will be lugging
they will be lugging
Future perfect
I will have lugged
you will have lugged
he/she/it will have lugged
we will have lugged
you will have lugged
they will have lugged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been lugging
you will have been lugging
he/she/it will have been lugging
we will have been lugging
you will have been lugging
they will have been lugging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would lug
you would lug
he/she/it would lug
we would lug
you would lug
they would lug
Conditional continuous
I would be lugging
you would be lugging
he/she/it would be lugging
we would be lugging
you would be lugging
they would be lugging
Conditional perfect
I would have lug
you would have lug
he/she/it would have lug
we would have lug
you would have lug
they would have lug
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been lugging
you would have been lugging
he/she/it would have been lugging
we would have been lugging
you would have been lugging
they would have been lugging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you lug
we let´s lug
you lug
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to lug
Past participle
lugged
Present Participle
lugging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUG

lug screw
lug wrench
Luganda
Lugano
Lugansk
Lugdunum
luge
Luger
luggable
luggage
luggage boot
luggage carrier
luggage handler
luggage insurance
luggage label
luggage locker
luggage rack
luggage van
lugged

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUG

Aug
bug
class C drug
debug
drug
dug
hug
jug
ladybug
mug
plug
pug
rug
shrug
slug
snug
thug
tug
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Zug

Synonyms and antonyms of lug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LUG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lug» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lug
carry · drag · haul · heave · hump · pull · tow · yank

Translation of «lug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUG

Find out the translation of lug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 拖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrastrar
570 millions of speakers

English

lug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछे पीछे फिरना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقبض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наконечник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrastar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traîner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lug
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schleppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引きずる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

힘들게 끌다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trascinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

LUG
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наконечник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lug
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λοβός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lug
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lug

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUG»

The term «lug» is very widely used and occupies the 14.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lug» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lug» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lug

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7 QUOTES WITH «LUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lug.
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Emily Deschanel
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.
2
Sophie Hannah
I'm not cut out to lug babies around!
3
Teri Hatcher
I'm the breadwinner. I kill the spiders. Actually I don't kill them. I put them in a plastic bag and take them outside. I take out the trash cans. I change the light bulbs. I lug the 50 lbs. suitcases down the stairs.
4
Lewis Hine
If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.
5
Dan Stevens
I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
6
Max Weinberg
All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere and everywhere I could lug my drums in.
7
Hayley Williams
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUG»

Discover the use of lug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gunsmithing - Rifles
Do not do anything to the recoil lug area yet. Leave small islands of unrouted wood to support the stock. Rout the tang area up to your inner line. If you are fully -bedding the action then your routing will extend from the front to the rear action ...
Patrick Sweeney, 1999
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Process Equipment Design: Vessel Design
Shear thermal stress: By Eq. 10.75 = [(0.27) (9320)] = 2115 psi = 264.6 psi 10.2 LUG SUPPORTS FOR VERTICAL VESSELS The choice of the type of supports for a vertical pressure vessel depends on the available floor space, the ...
Lloyd Earl Brownell, Edwin Harold Young, 1959
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Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints
Development of Fitting (Lug) Stresses Lugs are usually used for rotating connections. They are usually thicker than an ordinary shear joint. Since lugs are thick, they normally have a double shear connection to prevent pin bending (see Figs.
John Bickford, 1998
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Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts from China and Taiwan, Invs. ...
With regard to fungibility, lug nuts from all sources perform the same basic function. Questionnaire respondents stated that domestically produced lug nuts and subject import lug nuts can generally be used interchangeably, although they ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
5
Design of Steel Structures
4.1 7 4.5 LUG ANGLE The lug angle is a short length of an angle section used at a joint to connect the outstanding leg of a member, thereby reducing the length of the joint. Gusset plate material is saved by using a lug angle but extra material ...
L. S. Negi, 1997
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Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors
d δ Lug e= δ d % Pin Figure 5.11 Clearance of a lug-pin fit. Bending stresses can be expected to occur along the C–D section if c d2 is quite small. Then max will occur at point D. This phenomenon is not treated here. Stress concentration ...
Walter D. Pilkey, Deborah F. Pilkey, 2008
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Lug Your Careless Body Out of the Careful Dusk: A Poem in ...
Lug Your Careless Body out of the Careful Dusk And though we lose eleven eyelashes a day by blinking alone we cannot enter the Kingdom —Christian Hawkey, “Night without Thieves” August haunts me with November, a held- hug longing ...
Joshua Marie Wilkinson, 2006
8
Maintenance Instructions, Organizational Maintenance: M977 ...
... 134141A7W 1927FX 7 (177.8) Lug MS25036-106 Lug MS25036-106 13552FX20W 10516FX 20 (508.0) Lug MS20659-145 Lug MS25036-125 1465020W14 1927FX 14 (355.6) -terminal 154718-3 Lug MS25036-106 1465020W20 1927FX ...
‎1993
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Fracture Mechanics: Fifteenth Symposium
The estimation of the associated fatigue life of a lug, which consists of crack initiation and crack growth periods, demands stress and fracture analyses of the lug. In this paper, the results of two-dimensional stress and fracture analyses of ...
R. J. Sanford, 1984
10
Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
•I REMOVING AND TIGHTENING LUG NUTS Most lug nuts have right hand threads and are loosened by turning counterclockwise. A few vehicles have left hand threads on the lug nuts on one side of the car. These are labeled with an "L" on ...
Tim Gilles, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thieves stealing high-end tires and wheels | News - Home - News4Jax
“After the coast is clear, all they have to do is come back, jack (the car) up quickly, pull off the lug nuts and go,” Nelson said. “And you figure, the ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
2
California Story: My Experience With Parking in Los Angeles - Time
I just wanted to lug my 50-pound make-up kit inside, eat dinner, and go to sleep. I live in an apartment bulding with only street parking. «TIME, Jul 15»
3
Elevator Pitch: Brotein Club | Lifehacker Australia
We offer affordable protein and send it to you automatically so you'll never run out or have to lug around huge tubs again. What strategies are ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
4
Tiffany Tuttle Answers FN's 3 Questions - Footwear News
“I would be a soft, unlined flat boot with a big lug sole. I'm a pretty relaxed, no-frills person. However, I can also be pretty tough — during ... «Footwear News, Jul 15»
5
Hot stuff in celeb circles | Miami Herald
Don't just lug your nice bottles of red in any old thing. Sovaro is a new line of coolers designed with functional yet innovative considerations for ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
6
Ruti - westsidetoday.com
With every round-trip from her hometown in Tel Aviv, Israel, techie Ruti Zisser would lug more and more coveted pieces of clothing from the ... «Westside Today, Jul 15»
7
GT Radial debuts drive, mixed service truck tires - Tire Business …
A combined rib and lug pattern design provides high resistance against tread tearing on aggressive road surfaces, Giti said. GT Radial ... «Tire Business, Jul 15»
8
Another Reason to Remember Ted Kennedy » Fresh Ink -- GOPUSA
Every week or two, the feds lug another Uzbek, or Pakistani, or Yemeni, or Syrian. And the news is always covered, or should I say covered up, ... «GOPUSA, Jul 15»
9
Box changes mean efficiencies | The Belleville Intelligencer
The amount of work and weight the carriers have to lug around will be roughly the same, he says. “I don't see that it's going to be a change to ... «Belleville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
10
15 Kooky, Statement Clutches to Shop Online | StyleCaster
Sure, you might err on the safe side during the week and stick to a classic satchel to lug your laptop, wallet, makeup, and everything else you ... «StyleCaster, Jul 15»

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