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[lʌɡ], (Verb)
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- carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort
(e.g: she began to lug her suitcase down the stairs)
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late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga ‘pull a person's hair’ (from lugg ‘forelock’)
[lʌɡ], (Noun)
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- a box or crate used for transporting fruit
(e.g: a truck piled high with wooden lugs of grapes)
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late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga ‘pull a person's hair’ (from lugg ‘forelock’)
[lʌɡ], (Noun)
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- a projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place
(e.g: mount the fitting directly to the lugs at each side of the box)
- an uncouth and aggressive or clumsy man
(e.g: he's a big lug with a heart of gold)
- a person's ear
(e.g: I couldn't hear what they were saying with that leather over my lugs)
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late 15th century (denoting the ear flap of a hat): probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugg ‘forelock, nap of cloth’
[lʌɡ], (Noun)
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