Lug — Defs

01 n. The ear, or its lobe.

1.
The ear, or its lobe.[Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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.
3.
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.(Mach.)
4.
The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.(Harness)
5.
The lugworm.(Zool.)
6.
A man; sometimes implying clumsiness.[slang]

Phrases & compounds

Lug bolt — a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

Lug nut — a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles.

Lug wrench — 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.

02 v. i. To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.

imp. & p. p. Lugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lugging

1.
To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.
“They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.” — Collier.

03 v. i. To move slowly and heavily.

1.
To move slowly and heavily.

04 n. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.

1.
The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.[Colloq.]
2.
Anything which moves slowly.[Obs.]

05 n. A rod or pole.

1.
A rod or pole.[Prov. Eng.]
2.
A measure of length, being 16<frac:1_2/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.[Obs.]

Phrases & compounds

Chimney lug — a pole on which a kettle is hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open air.