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lugs

/lʌɡz/

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noun

The act of hauling or dragging.

Examples :

"a hard lug"

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That which is hauled or dragged.

Examples :

"The pack is a heavy lug."

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Anything that moves slowly.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "After a long day at school, the students were just lugs, barely able to walk to the bus stop." "

attitude character

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noun

Examples :

"The mechanic tightened the lugs on my car tire after changing it. "

machine vehicle part

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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.

Examples :

"The electrician used lugs to connect the thick wires to the circuit breaker in the panel box. "

electronics technical device electric machine utility industry

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noun

A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.

Examples :

"The toolbox has two metal lugs that I use to carry it. "

part technical machine item

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A fool, a large man.

Examples :

""Don't ask Mark to help with the science project; he's a big lug who won't understand any of it." "

person character

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An ear or ear lobe.

Examples :

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

body organ anatomy

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A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully loaded the freshly picked apples into lugs for transport to the market. "

fruit vegetable agriculture item

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A request for money, as for political purposes.

Examples :

"They put the lug on him at the courthouse."

politics government finance

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noun

Examples :

"The construction workers used metal lugs to support the wooden planks of the scaffolding. "

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A measure of length equal to 16 1/2 feet.

Examples :

"The farmer measured the field's length in lugs; it was exactly ten lugs long. "

unit amount math

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noun

Examples :

"The small sailboat had simple lugs instead of more modern sails. "

nautical sailing

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(harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

Examples :

"The leather lugs on the horse's harness kept the cart's shaft securely in place. "

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A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.

Examples :

"The gate swung freely because the pin was properly inserted through the lugs of the hinge. "

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A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.

Examples :

"The heavy-duty tires on the tractor have deep lugs to provide extra grip in the muddy field. "

part technical machine structure building technology item

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noun

Examples :

"The fisherman dug in the sand, hoping to find some lugs to use as bait. "

animal biology nature ocean

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verb

(sometimes figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.

Examples :

"Why do you always lug around so many books?"

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verb

To run at too slow a speed.

Examples :

"The old car lugs uphill if I don't downshift. "

vehicle machine

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To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

Examples :

"Even though the wind was picking up, the sailor lugs too much sail, hoping to win the race. "

nautical sailing weather

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To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.

Examples :

""The jockey struggled to keep the horse straight because it lugs in towards the inside rail whenever it gets tired." "

race sport vehicle