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lug

/ˈlʌɡ/LUHG
/ˈlʌɡ/LUHG

Meaningto pull by the hair

Common meaning: to drag with effort

Journey through time

  1. Swedishlugga‘to pull by the hair’source
  2. Middle Englishluggethsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto pull by the hair → to drag with effortlug‘to drag with effort’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Swedish lugga ‘to pull by the hair’.

Roots

  • lugga Swedish “to pull by the hair”

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