Meaning of Lug | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A rod or pole.
   UK, dialectal
2. Initialism of lesbian until graduation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Alternative spelling of Lugh.
   alt-of, alternative
4. The act of hauling or dragging.
5. A measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet.
   UK, archaic, dialectal
6. Initialism of Linux user group.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. That which is hauled or dragged.
8. Anything that moves slowly.
9. A lugsail.
10. A lug nut.
11. The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
12. 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.
13. A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
14. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
15. A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
16. A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
17. An ear or ear lobe.
    UK
18. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
19. A request for money, as for political purposes.
    slang
20. A lugworm.
21. A pull or drag on a cigarette.
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“a hard lug”

“The pack is a heavy lug.”

“whereof the one is quick of cast, trick, and trim both for pleasure and profit: the other is a lug”

“While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off.”

“They put the lug on him at the courthouse.”

“He took another long lug on his cigarette before continuing quietly, 'I've seen too much and it was seriously screwing me up. […]”

“And from the bodies [of pines and oaks] the boughes and loftie lugges they beare.”

“eight lugs of grownd; / Into the which returning backe, he fell”

“If “bi now, gay later” is one side of an offensive, disrespectful coin, the LUG (or “lesbian until graduation”) stereotype is its counterpart.”

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