lug

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lug[1,verb] lug[2,noun] lug[3,noun]

Main Entry: ¹lug
Pronunciation: 'l&g
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): lugged; lug·ging
Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair
transitive verb
1 : DRAG, PULL
2 : to carry laboriously <lugged the bags to the car>
3 : to introduce in a forced manner <lugs my name into the argument>
intransitive verb
1 : to pull with effort : TUG
2 : to move heavily or by jerks <the car lugs on hills>
3 of a racehorse : to swerve from the course toward or away from the inside rail