Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine.
- intransitive v. To make dull explosive sounds.
- intransitive v. To move or travel while making dull explosive sounds.
- transitive v. Slang To chugalug.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.
- n. A person of native American descent.
- v. To make dull explosive sounds.
- v. To move or travel whilst making such sounds.
- v. to drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action; to chugalug.
- n. A dog; a cross between a pug and a chihuahua.
- n. A person of native American descent.
- v. (British slang, derogatory) To solicit charitable donations on the street, particularly when done in a persistent manner.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To take fish by gaffing them through holes cut in the ice.
- n. A short sudden tug or pull.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. make a dull, explosive sound
- n. 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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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.
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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
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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.
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In a way, Charlie thought, the chug was the train’s heartbeat.
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It was a beautiful morning when they started on their six mile sail, or "chug," as Jed called it.
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Desire's slow smile crept out as memory brought the asthmatic "chug" of the "Tillicum."
rocksinmypockets commented on the word chug
October 28, 2007