1. [n]  marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
2. [n]  a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
3. [n]  a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast
4. [n]  (Irish) ancient Irish god (probably a god of the sun)
5. [v]  carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
6. [v]  obstruct, as of a passage; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

1. \Lug\, n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]
   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. (Mach.) 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.
   4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held
      up.
   5. (Zo["o]l.) The lugworm.
   {Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat
      extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.
   

2. \Lug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Lugging}.] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to pull by the hair, fr.
   lugg the forelock.]
   To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with
   difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. --Dryden.
         They must divide the image among them, and so lug off
         every one his share.                     --Collier.
   

3. \Lug\, v. i.
   To move slowly and heavily.
   

4. \Lug\, n.
   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.] --Ascham.
   

5. \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
   2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or
      perch. [Obs.] `` Eight lugs of ground.'' --Spenser.
   {Chimney lug}, or {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is
      hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open
      air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier.
   

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