lug (Meaning)
lug (n)
ancient Celtic god
a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
lug (v)
carry with difficulty
obstruct
lug (n.)
The ear, or its lobe.
That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.
A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.
The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
The lugworm.
The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.
Anything which moves slowly.
A rod or pole.
A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.
lug (v. i.)
To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.
To move slowly and heavily.
Synonyms & Antonyms of lug
Synonyms:
- noddy
- stupe
- featherbrain
- blockhead
- dullard
- yo-yo
- mug
- scatterbrain
- cuddie
- hammerhead
- pinhead
- clodpoll
- dope
- saphead
- goof
- churl
- loony
- anthropoid
- scamp
- cuddy
- clodpole
- thickhead
- dumbhead
- dodo
- birdbrain
- schlemiel
- ninnyhammer
- ignoramus
- dimwit
- knucklehead
- loon
- dunce
- shlub
- dum-dum
- simp
- imbecile
- tyke
- clunk
- boor
- goon
- louse
- dunderhead
- dork
- ape
- nimrod
- simpleton
- gander
- noodle
- stinker
- fathead
- doofus
- golem
- ninny
- nit
- nitwit
- schlub
- yahoo
- schnook
- nincompoop
- booby
- cur
- dim bulb
- woodenhead
- chowderhead
- deadhead
- numbskull
- bubblehead
- cad
- hardhead
- clot
- blunderer
- lunkhead
- ratbag
- know-nothing
- cluck
- dolt
- natural
- rascal
- dummkopf
- loggerhead
- airhead
- jackass
- chucklehead
- shlemiel
- chump
- galoot
- bonehead
- madman
- meathead
- cretin
- rogue
- numskull
- mome
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
lug Sentence Examples
- The hikers lugged their heavy backpacks up the steep trail.
- The weight of the groceries made the child's arms lug heavy.
- The furniture movers had to lug a massive piano into the house.
- The construction workers labored to lug steel beams into place.
- The porter lugged suitcases through the crowded airport terminal.
- The weary traveler lugged their rolling suitcase behind them.
- The luggage handlers lugged the bags to and from the aircraft.
- The team members lugged large equipment to the campsite.
- The farmers lugged buckets of grain from the field to the barn.
- The robot was designed to lug heavy objects in industrial settings.
FAQs About the word lug
ancient Celtic god, a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast, a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn
loser, gawk, mutt, hulk,lump, idiot, heel, tike, donkey, fool
sage, brain, wizard, wizard, genius, whiz, whiz, intellectual,brain, genius
The hikers lugged their heavy backpacks up the steep trail.
The weight of the groceries made the child's arms lug heavy.
The furniture movers had to lug a massive piano into the house.
The construction workers labored to lug steel beams into place.
