Drag vs. Lug — What's the Difference?

Pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty

A handle or projection used as a hold or support.

(of time) pass slowly and tediously

A lug nut.

The action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty

(Nautical) A lugsail.

A boring or tiresome person or thing

A projecting part of a larger piece that helps to provide traction, as on a tire or the sole of a boot.

An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette

A copper or brass fitting to which electrical wires can be soldered or otherwise connected.

Clothing more conventionally worn by the opposite sex, especially women's clothes worn by a man

(Slang) A clumsy fool; a blockhead.

A street or road

The act of lugging.

A thing that is pulled along the ground or through water.

Something lugged.

A strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox.

A box for shipping fruit or vegetables.

Influence over other people

The ancient Celtic god of artisanship and warriors. He was said to be the father of Cuchulain.

One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by two grace notes usually played with the other stick.

To drag or haul (an object) laboriously.

Short for drag race

To pull or drag with short jerks.

A private vehicle like a stagecoach, drawn by four horses.

To cause (an engine, for example) to run poorly or hesitate

To pull along with difficulty or effort; haul

To pull something with difficulty; tug.

To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground

To move along by jerks or as if under a heavy burden.

To move (a pointing device, such as a mouse) while pressing down on one of its buttons.

To run poorly or hesitate because of strain. Used of an engine

To move (an element of a graphical display) on a computer screen using a pointing device.

The act of hauling or dragging.

To cause to move with great effort

That which is hauled or dragged.

To take or escort (a person, for example), especially in overcoming resistance or reluctance

Anything that moves slowly.

To cause to be involved in an unpleasant or difficult situation

A lug nut.

To force or bring out with great effort

(electricity) 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 mention or introduce (an unpleasant or tedious subject)

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

To search or sweep the bottom of (a body of water), as with a grappling hook or dragnet

A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.

To bring up or catch by such means.

(UK) An ear or ear lobe.

To prolong tediously

A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

(Baseball) To hit (a bunt) while taking the first steps toward first base.

(slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.

To break up, rake, or smooth out (land or dirt), especially by pulling a drag or heavy mesh

A lugworm.

(Informal) To humiliate or shame publicly, especially on social media

(informal) A pull or drag on a cigarette.

To trail along the ground

A rod or pole.

To move slowly or with effort

A measure of length equal to 2 feet.

To pass or proceed slowly, tediously, or laboriously

(nautical) A lugsail.

To search or dredge the bottom of a body of water

(harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.Harness pendant suspension mount featuring two lugs (at the bottom). The pendant has one lug (also named loop), placed in the gap between the two lugs of the hanger.

To take part in a drag race.

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

To draw on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.

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

Something, such as a harrow or an implement for spreading manure, that is dragged along the ground.

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

A device, such as a grappling hook, that is used for dragging under water.

(transitive) To run at too slow a speed.

A heavy sledge or cart for hauling loads.

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

A large four-horse coach with seats inside and on top.

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

Something, such as a sea anchor or a brake on a fishing reel, that retards motion.

The ear, or its lobe.

One that impedes or slows progress; a drawback or burden

That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.

The degree of resistance involved in dragging or hauling.

A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.

The retarding force exerted on a moving body by a fluid medium such as air or water.

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

The act of dragging, especially a slow, laborious movement.

The lugworm.

The scent or trail of a fox or another animal.

A man; sometimes implying clumsiness.

Something that provides an artificial scent.

The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged; as, the pack is a heavy lug.

(Slang) One that is obnoxiously tiresome

Anything which moves slowly.

A puff on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.

A rod or pole.

(Slang) A street or road

A measure of length, being 16½ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.

The clothing characteristic of one sex when worn by a member of the opposite sex

To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.

Of, relating to, or being a person wearing clothing characteristic of the opposite sex

To move slowly and heavily.

Of a fluid to something moving through it.

Ancient Celtic god

(by analogy with above) Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.

A sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast

The bottom part of a sand casting mold.

A projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

(countable) A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.

Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.

Carry with difficulty;

A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.

Obstruct;

A puff on a cigarette or joint.

Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.

A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.

Street, as in 'main drag'.

(countable) The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.

A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.

A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.

A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.

(metallurgy) The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.

(masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.

(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.

Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.

A pulled load.

A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.

Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

Witch house music.

The last position in a line of hikers.

(billiards) A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.

A device for guiding wood to the saw.

(historical) A mailcoach.

(slang) A prison sentence of three months.

Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.

Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.

A men's party attended in women's clothing.

Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.

To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

(graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.

(chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.

(soccer) To hit or kick off target.

To fish with a dragnet.

To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.

To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.

(figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.

(slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).

To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.

To perform as a drag queen or drag king.

A confection; a comfit; a drug.

The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.

A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.

A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.

A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.

A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.

Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See Drag sail (below).

Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.

The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper part being the cope.

A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.

To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; - applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.

To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.

To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.

To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.

To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.

To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

To fish with a dragnet.

The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

Something that slows or delays progress;

Something tedious and boring;

Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man);

A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke);

The act of dragging (pulling with force);

Pull, as against a resistance;

Draw slowly or heavily;

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;

Move slowly and as if with great effort

To lag or linger behind;

Suck in or take (air);

Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu;

Walk without lifting the feet

Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting;

Proceed for an extended period of time;