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
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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.
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Acre as a noun:
Any of various similar units of area in other systems.
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Acre as a noun (informal, usually plural):
A wide expanse.
Examples:
"I like my new house - there’s acres of space!"
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Acre as a noun (informal, usually plural):
A large quantity.
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Acre as a noun (obsolete):
A field.
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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).
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Acre as a noun (obsolete):
A duel fought between individual Scots and Englishmen in the borderlands.
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Lug as a noun:
The act of hauling or dragging.
Examples:
"a hard lug'"
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Lug as a noun:
That which is hauled or dragged.
Examples:
"The pack is a heavy lug."
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Lug as a noun:
Anything that moves slowly.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ascham"
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Lug as a noun:
A lug nut.
Examples:
"synonyms: lug nut"
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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.
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Lug as a noun:
A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
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Lug as a noun:
A fool, a large man.
Examples:
"synonyms: big lug"
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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."
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Lug as a noun:
A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
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Lug as a noun (slang):
A request for money, as for political purposes.
Examples:
"They put the lug on him at the courthouse."
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Lug as a noun (UK, dialect):
A rod or pole.
Examples:
"rfquotek Wright"
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Lug as a noun (UK, dialect):
A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.
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Lug as a noun (nautical):
A lugsail.
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Lug as a noun (harness):
The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
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Lug as a noun:
A lugworm.
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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
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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?"
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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."
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Lug as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
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Lug as a verb (intransitive, horse-racing):
To pull toward the inside rail ("lugging in") or the outside rail ("lugging out") during a race.