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PRONUNCIATION:  lg
VERB:Inflected forms: lugged, lug·ging, lugs
TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To drag or haul (an object) laboriously. 2. To pull or drag with short jerks. 3. To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate: If you drive too slowly in third gear, you'll lug the engine.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:1. To pull something with difficulty; tug. 2. To move along by jerks or as if under a heavy burden. 3. To run poorly or hesitate because of strain. Used of an engine: The motor lugs on hills.
NOUN:1. Archaic a. The act of lugging. b. Something lugged. 2. A box for shipping fruit or vegetables.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English luggen, of Scandinavian origin.
 
 
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