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LUG
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Irregular inflected forms: lugged , lugging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lug" is a kind of...):
polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
Holonyms ("lug" is a member of...):
class Polychaeta; Polychaeta (marine annelid worms)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lug" is a kind of...):
projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
Holonyms ("lug" is a part of...):
lug wrench (a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
Synonyms:
lug; lugsail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lug" is a kind of...):
fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)
Holonyms ("lug" is a part of...):
junk (any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails)
lugger (small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Ancient Celtic god
Synonyms:
Lug; Lugh
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Celtic deity (a deity worshipped by the Celts)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they lug ... he / she / it lugs
Past simple: lugged
Past participle: lugged
-ing form: lugging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carry with difficulty
Example:
You'll have to lug this suitcase
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "lug" is one way to...):
carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
luggage (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Obstruct
Example:
Her arteries are blocked
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "lug" is one way to...):
back up; choke; choke off; clog; clog up; congest; foul (become or cause to become obstructed)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
