# lug

> English word · Noun · IPA /lʌɡ/ · frequency rank #25,826

## Definitions
1. The act of hauling or dragging.
2. That which is hauled or dragged.
3. Anything that moves slowly.
4. A lug nut.
5. A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
6. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
7. A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
8. An ear or ear lobe.
9. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
10. A request for money, as for political purposes.
11. A lugworm.
12. A pull or drag on a cigarette.

## Etymology
From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”).
Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg).
Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).

## Easily confused with
- **LV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lv)
- **lx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lx)
- **LZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lz)
- **lux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lux)
- **luv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luv)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lyn)
- **luz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luz)
- **Lui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lui)
- **Luo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luo)
- **lye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lye)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lun)
- **Luk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luk)
- **lul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lul)
- **lum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lum)
- **Luke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luke)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lung)
- **Luis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-luis)
- **lust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lust)
- **lump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lump)
- **lure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lug-vs-lure)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lug