The difference between Acre and Lug

When used as nouns, acre means an english unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters, whereas lug means the act of hauling or dragging.


Lug is also verb with the meaning: to haul or drag along (especially something heavy).

check bellow for the other definitions of Acre and Lug

  1. Acre as a noun:

    An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's plowing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square meters.

  2. Acre as a noun:

    Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

  3. Acre as a noun (informal, usually plural):

    A wide expanse.

    Examples:

    "I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"

  4. Acre as a noun (informal, usually plural):

    A large quantity.

  5. Acre as a noun (obsolete):

    A field.

  6. Acre as a noun (obsolete):

    The acre's breadth by the length, English units of length equal to the statute dimensions of the acre: 22 yds (≈20 m) by 220 yds (≈200 m).

  7. Acre as a noun (obsolete):

    A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.

  1. Lug as a noun:

    The act of hauling or dragging.

    Examples:

    "a hard lug'"

  2. Lug as a noun:

    That which is hauled or dragged.

    Examples:

    "The pack is a heavy lug."

  3. Lug as a noun:

    Anything that moves slowly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ascham"

  4. Lug as a noun:

    A lug nut.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lug nut"

  5. Lug as a noun (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.

  6. Lug as a noun:

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

  7. Lug as a noun:

    A fool, a large man.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: big lug"

  8. Lug as a noun (UK):

    An ear or ear lobe.

    Examples:

    "While shaving, the poor sod had a fit and cut part of a lug off."

  9. Lug as a noun:

    A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.

  10. Lug as a noun (slang):

    A request for money, as for political purposes.

    Examples:

    "They put the lug on him at the courthouse."

  11. Lug as a noun (UK, dialect):

    A rod or pole.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wright"

  12. Lug as a noun (UK, dialect):

    A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.

  13. Lug as a noun (nautical):

    A lugsail.

  14. Lug as a noun (harness):

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

  15. Lug as a noun:

    A lugworm.

  16. Lug as a noun:

    The loop (or protuberance) that exist on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge

  1. Lug as a verb (transitive):

    To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull, including its figurative senses.

    Examples:

    "Why do you always lug around so many books?"

  2. Lug as a verb (transitive):

    To run at too slow a speed.

    Examples:

    "When driving up a hill, choose a lower gear so you don't lug the engine."

  3. Lug as a verb (transitive, nautical):

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

  4. Lug as a verb (intransitive, horse-racing):

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