Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lug

4 senses of lug

Sense 1
Lug, Lugh -- (ancient Celtic god)
       INSTANCE OF=> Celtic deity -- (a deity worshipped by the Celts)

Sense 2
lugsail, lug -- (a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast)
       => fore-and-aft sail -- (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)

Sense 3
lug -- (a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something)
       => projection -- (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Sense 4
lugworm, lug, lobworm -- (marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)
       => polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm -- (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lug

2 senses of lug

Sense 1
lug, tote, tug -- (carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase")
       => transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")

Sense 2
stuff, lug, choke up, block -- (obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked")
       => clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")

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