Webster's English Dictionary

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lug

1. lug \'l*g\ vb or lugger;  or lug.ging [ME luggen to pull by the hair or 
   ear, drag, prob. of Scand origin; akin]to Norw lugga to pull by the hair 1: 
   DRAG, PULL  2: to carry laboriously  3: to introduce in a forced manner {~ 
   a story into the conversatio n} 1: to pull with effort : TUG  2: to move 
   heavily or by jerks 
2. lug n archaic  1a: an act of lugging  1b: something that is lugged  pl  
   2: superior airs or affectations {put on ~s}  3: LUGSAIL  slang  4: an 
   exaction of money - used in the phrase put the lug on 
3. lug n [ME (Sc) lugge, perh. vr. ME luggen] chiefly dial  1: EAR  2: 
   something (as a handle) that projects like an ear  3: a leather loop on a 
   harness saddle through which the shaft passes  4: a fitting of copper or 
   brass to which electrical wires are soldered or c onnected 5: BLOCKHEAD, 
   LOUT