LUG

Lug
    n 1: ancient Celtic god [syn: {Lug}, {Lugh}]
    2: a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is
       oblique to the mast [syn: {lugsail}, {lug}]
    3: a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn
       something
    4: marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of
       the back; often used for fishing bait [syn: {lugworm}, {lug},
       {lobworm}]
    v 1: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
         [syn: {lug}, {tote}, {tug}]
    2: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are
       blocked" [syn: {stuff}, {lug}, {choke up}, {block}] [ant:
       {loosen up}, {unstuff}]
    

Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
   1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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   2. 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.
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   3. (Mach.) 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.
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   4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
      up.
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   5. (Zool.) The lugworm.
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   6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]
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   {Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat
      extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
      

   {Lug nut} (Mach.), a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used
      especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles.
      

   {Lug wrench} (Mach.), a wrench used to tighten or loosen lug
      nuts, usually a steel rod having a hexagonally shaped
      socket which fits closely over the lug nut; sometimes in
      the shape of a cross, having several such sockets, one at
      the end of each arm, to accommodate nuts of different
      sizes.
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Lug \Lug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged} (l[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Lugging} (l[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to
   pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.]
   To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with
   difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. --Dryden.
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         They must divide the image among them, and so lug off
         every one his share.                     --Collier.
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Lug \Lug\, v. i.
   To move slowly and heavily.
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Lug \Lug\, n.
   1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged;
      as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.]
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   2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham.
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Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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   2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
      perch. [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." --Spenser.
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   {Chimney lug}, or {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is
      hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open
      air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier.
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Linux User Group
LUG

   <body, Linux> (LUG) Any organisation of {Linux} users in a
   local area, university, etc., that offers mutual technical
   support, companionship with people of similar interests, and
   promotes the use of Linux among computer users generally.

   LUGs often hold Install Fests for the general public, in which
   experienced Linux users explain and supervise the installation
   of Linux on new users' systems.

   (2003-09-14)
    

LUG
       Local Users Group
       
    

94 Moby Thesaurus words for "lug":
      Eustachian tube, anvil, auditory apparatus, auditory canal,
      auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube,
      auricle, basilar membrane, bear, bony labyrinth, buck, carry,
      cauliflower ear, cochlea, conch, concha, conduct, convey, draft,
      drag, draggle, draw, drumhead, ear, ear lobe, eardrum, endolymph,
      external ear, ferry, fly, freight, gawk, hale, hammer, haul, heave,
      hump, incus, inner ear, klutz, lift, lobe, lobster, lobule, looby,
      lout, lubber, lummox, lump, lurch, malleus, manhandle,
      mastoid process, middle ear, oaf, organ of Corti, outer ear,
      oval window, pack, palooka, perilymph, pinna, pull, round window,
      secondary eardrum, semicircular canals, shell, snake, snap, stapes,
      stirrup, strain, take, take in tow, tote, tow, trail, train,
      transport, trawl, troll, tug, twitch, tympanic cavity,
      tympanic membrane, tympanum, vellicate, vestibule, waft, whisk,
      wing, yank