lug

The act of hauling or dragging.

a hard lug

That which is hauled or dragged.

The pack is a heavy lug.

Anything that moves slowly.

whereof the one is quick of cast, trick, and trim both for pleasure and profit: the other is a lug

A lug nut.

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.

To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.

Why do you always lug around so many books?

They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.

To run at too slow a speed.

When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine.

To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.

To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.

A rod or pole.

And from the bodies [of pines and oaks] the boughes and loftie lugges they beare.

A measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet.

eight lugs of grownd; / Into the which returning backe, he fell

A lugsail.

The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.