Lug

English Meaning

The ear, or its lobe.

1. A handle or projection used as a hold or support.
2. A lug nut.
3. Nautical A lugsail.
4. A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot.
5. A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected.
6. Slang A clumsy fool; a blockhead.
7. To drag or haul (an object) laboriously.
8. To pull or drag with short jerks.
9. To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate: If you drive too slowly in third gear, you'll lug the engine.
10. To pull something with difficulty; tug.
11. To move along by jerks or as if under a heavy burden.
12. To run poorly or hesitate because of strain. Used of an engine: The motor lugs on hills.
13. Archaic The act of lugging.
14. Archaic Something lugged.
15. A box for shipping fruit or vegetables.