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lug

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lug

1
 n
a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
2
 v
carry with difficulty
3
 v
obstruct
4
 n
marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lug
1

n a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

Type of:
projection
any structure that branches out from a central support

n a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

Synonyms:
lugsail
Type of:
fore-and-aft sail
any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
2

v carry with difficulty

“You'll have to lug this suitcase”
Synonyms:
tote, tug
Type of:
carry, transport
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
3

v obstruct

Synonyms:
block, choke up, stuff
Antonyms:
loosen up, unstuff
cause to become unblocked
Type of:
back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
become or cause to become obstructed
4

n marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Synonyms:
lobworm, lugworm
Type of:
polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm
chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
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