Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 54 compound words that contain lug. The most common are listed below. Open lug in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- lug nutA strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.
- lug boltA bolt pressed into the hub on an axle, with the threaded end out to receive a lug nut.
- lug nutsplural of lug nut: A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar.
- lug-sailAlternative form of lugsail: A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
- chug-a-lugAlternative form of chugalug: To swallow (a container of beer etc.) without pausing.
- big lugA man with a large, strong physique but a gentle personality.
- launch lugA small vertical tube affixed to the side of a model rocket, which engages with a launch rod to stabilize the rocket's trajectory in its first few feet of flight.
- lug boltsplural of lug bolt: A bolt pressed into the hub on an axle, with the threaded end out to receive a lug nut.
- lug outSynonym of bear out (for a horse to veer out)
Compound words 54
- luggageThe bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
- luggingpresent participle and gerund of lug
- lugwormAny of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola
- lugsailA quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug.
- lugholeThe human ear.
- lugsillA window sill that extends beyond the width of the window opening, with its ends built into the wall at the jambs.
- lugsomeHeavy and awkward to move around; not easily portable.
- underlugOne of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm that extend from the bottom of the barrels under the chamber(s) and connect into the receiver bottom.
- fustilugAlternative form of fustilugs: An unattractive, grossly overweight person.
- lugmarkA mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an earmark.