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bring
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b???/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan (“to bring, lead, bring forth, carry, adduce, produce, present, offer”), from Proto-Germanic *bringan? (“to bring”) (compare West Frisian bringe, Low German bringen, Dutch brengen, German bringen), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renk- (compare Welsh hebrwng (“to bring, lead”), Tocharian B pränk- (“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”), Latvian brankti (“lying close”), Lithuanian branktas (“whiffletree”)).
Verb
bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringing, simple past and past participle brought)
- (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly […] on the floor.
- (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
- “ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
- The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
- (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- It seems so preposterous a thing […] that they do not easily bring themselves to it.
- To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
- (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
Conjugation
Usage notes
- Past brang and past participle brung and broughten forms are sometimes used in some dialects, especially in informal speech.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Onomatopeia.
Interjection
bring
- The sound of a telephone ringing.
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- breng (archaic)
Etymology
From Dutch bringen, a dialectal variant of standard brengen (“to bring”). Both forms were originally distinct, though related, verbs, but were early on conflated.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br??/
Verb
bring (present bring, present participle bringende, past participle gebring)
- (transitive) to bring; to deliver
- (transitive) to take; to lead (to another place)
- Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
- Please, take these dishes to the kitchen.
- Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
Derived terms
- uitbring
- wegbring
Danish
Verb
bring
- imperative of bringe
Garo
Etymology
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Noun
bring
- jungle, forest
German
Pronunciation
Verb
bring
- imperative singular of bringen
Middle English
Verb
bring
- Alternative form of bryngen
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian bringa, which derives from Proto-Germanic *bringan?. Cognates include West Frisian bringe.
Verb
bring
- (Föhr-Amrum), (Heligoland) to bring
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
bring
- imperative of bringe
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br??/
Verb
bring (third-person singular present brings, present participle bringin, past brocht, past participle brocht)
- To bring.
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lug
English
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which is from similar Scandinavian sources.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: l?g, IPA(key): /l??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
lug (plural lugs)
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- Anything that moves slowly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ascham to this entry?)
- A lug nut.
- Synonym: lug nut
- (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.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A fool, a large man.
- Synonym: big lug
- (Britain) An ear or ear lobe.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- (Britain, dialect) A rod or pole.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- (Britain, archaic, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16 1?2 feet.
- Synonym: rod
- (nautical) A lugsail.
- (harness) 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 ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- A lugworm.
Derived terms
- (protruding support): launch lug
Translations
Verb
lug (third-person singular simple present lugs, present participle lugging, simple past and past participle lugged)
- (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
- 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
- c. 1700 Jeremy Collier, A Thought
- They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every one his share.
- 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
- (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
- (intransitive, horse-racing) To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.
Derived terms
- luggage
Translations
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
Anagrams
- Gul
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lucht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lœ?/
Noun
lug (uncountable, diminutive luggie)
- air
Usage notes
The plural form of lug is lugte, but it exists only in literary texts and is otherwise never used.
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *lug(?), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuK- (“to gulp/drink (down), swallow”). Cognate to Lithuanian li?gas (“morass”), Old Norse slok (“trough, spillway”), Middle High German sl?ch (“gulf, abyss”).
Noun
lug m (indefinite plural lugje, definite singular lugu, definite plural lugjet)
- trough, (water) channel, spillway
- groove (especially in trees)
- valley (between mountains or hills through which a river or creek flows)
Declension
Derived terms
References
Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lug m (genitive singular luga, nominative plural luganna)
- (mechanics) lug
Declension
Derived terms
- lug seoil (“lugsail”)
Further reading
- "lug" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “lug” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Livonian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish luku.
Noun
lug
- number
Primitive Irish
Romanization
lug
- Romanization of ???
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse lok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l????]
Noun
lug n
- weed, unwanted plant
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *l?g?.
Noun
l?g m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- small forest, grove
- Synonyms: šumica, gaj
- swamp forest
Declension
Further reading
- “lug” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Etymology 2
From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laug? ("soap, lye").
Noun
l?g m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- ash (fire residue)
- lye
Declension
Further reading
- “lug” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Middle High German louge, from Proto-Germanic *laug? ("soap, lye").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lù?k/, /lú?k/
Noun
l?g m inan
- lye
Inflection
Further reading
- “lug”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Somali
Noun
lug ?
- leg
Yola
Noun
lug
- Alternative form of lhug
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