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Lug or LUG may refer to:

Places

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Croatia

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Ireland

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Serbia

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Elsewhere

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Handles or connectors

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  • Lug (electrical connector), a bolt on an enclosure tied to an electric potential within the enclosure, supporting the connection of a cable
  • A protrusion used to carry or attach an object:
    • Lug (hinge), a protuberance of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge
    • Lug (knob), handles are a kind of flattened knob attached to the side of pottery
    • Locking lug, a protrusion on a firearm's bolt head that help securing it into the receiver or barrel
    • Lug, a protrusion from the case of a wristwatch to which the strap or bracelet attaches, usually by means of spring bars that bridge pairs of lugs at the upper and lower sides of a watch's case
    • Bayonet lug, a metal mount for a long gun that either locks a bayonet onto the weapon or provides a base for the bayonet to rest against
  • Lug, part of a drum used in conjunction with tension rods and counter hoops to tension the drum head in relation to the shell
  • Lug nut, a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle

Businesses

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Organizations

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  • LEGO users group, a hobbyist organization group focusing on Lego construction toys
  • Linux user group, a hobbyist organization providing support for Linux users

Transportation

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Other uses

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  • Lug (unit), a unit of measure for linear distance equal to a rod or 1320 of a statute mile
  • Lug, or Lugus, celtic god in ancient European culture, and many place names
  • Lug or Lugh, an ancient god in Irish mythology
  • Law of universal gravitation, Isaac Newton's equations for gravity
  • Lesbian until graduation, slang term