lug vs trail

lug

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

  • To run at too slow a speed. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • That which is hauled or dragged. 

  • A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables. 

  • An ear or ear lobe. 

  • A lugworm. 

  • 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. 

  • A lugsail. 

  • A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it. 

  • A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support. 

  • A pull or drag on a cigarette. 

  • 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. 

  • A request for money, as for political purposes. 

  • A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool. 

  • A rod or pole. 

  • The act of hauling or dragging. 

  • Anything that moves slowly. 

trail

verb
  • To drag (something) behind on the ground. 

  • To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication. 

  • To run or climb like certain plants. 

  • To be losing, to be behind in a competition. 

  • To leave (a trail of). 

  • To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle. 

  • To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail. 

  • To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion. 

  • To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something). 

  • To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along. 

  • To travel by following or creating trails. 

  • To create a trail in. 

noun
  • A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme. 

  • The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky. 

  • A walk in which all the edges are distinct. 

  • A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc. 

  • A route or circuit generally. 

  • The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground. 

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