Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine.
- intransitive verb To make dull explosive sounds.
- intransitive verb To move or travel while making dull explosive sounds.
- transitive & intransitive verb To chugalug.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take fish by gaffing them through holes cut in the ice.
- noun A short sudden tug or pull.
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- verb transitive (British slang,
derogatory ) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly when done in a persistent manner. - noun A
dog ; across between apug and achihuahua . - noun pejorative, ethnic slur A person of native American descent.
- noun A
dull , fairly quick explosive orpercussive sound, as if made by alabouring engine . - noun pejorative, ethnic slur A person of native American descent.
- verb intransitive To make dull explosive sounds.
- verb intransitive To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- verb transitive, slang to
drink a large amount (especially ofbeer ) in a single action; tochugalug .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a dull, explosive sound
- noun the dull explosive noise made by an engine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As youre thinking of Nolan Ryan, you hear a freight train chug along
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Experiment with topwater baits such as chug bugs, pop-r, etc.
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Experiment with topwater baits such as chug bugs, pop-r, etc.
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HOLMES: Yes, this is a different kind of chug, chug, chug.
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If a bot is destroyed, then the player must consume a full serving "chug" a beer bottle before returning to the game.
July 29th, 2005 curufea 2005
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And he says he kind of chug-a - lugged it thinking it was water and then he started to burn.
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USATODAY. com - Mets may be in position to 'chug' into playoffs
USATODAY.com - Mets may be in position to 'chug' into playoffs 2002
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He swayed, then crashed to the stone floor and the grease keg unstuck from his foot with a 'chug' and rolled across the garage, rattling as it struck the old debris, and bounced into the greasing pit.
Funeral In Berlin Deighton, Len, 1929- 1964
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In a way, Charlie thought, the chug was the train’s heartbeat.
PIONEER SUMMER Deborah Hopkinson 2010
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In a way, Charlie thought, the chug was the train’s heartbeat.
PIONEER SUMMER Deborah Hopkinson 2010
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