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n. - Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; A projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something; A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast. v. - Carry with difficulty

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  • You'll have to lug this suitcase
  • Someone without experience could easily touch a ground wire to a main lug.
  • NGUYEN: At first, except this chug a lug was a middle school class and the students were drinking milk.
  • The best kind of sail is the lug, which is an elongated square sail -- shown in the accompanying illustration.
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