English Dictionary

CHUG (chugged, chugging)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: chugged  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, chugging  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does chug mean? 

CHUG (noun)
  The noun CHUG has 1 sense:

1. the dull explosive noise made by an engineplay

  Familiarity information: CHUG used as a noun is very rare.


CHUG (verb)
  The verb CHUG has 1 sense:

1. make a dull, explosive soundplay

  Familiarity information: CHUG used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHUG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The dull explosive noise made by an engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("chug" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Derivation:

chug (make a dull, explosive sound)


CHUG (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a dull, explosive sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

the engine chugged down the street

Hypernyms (to "chug" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence examples:

Cars chug in the streets
The streets chug with cars

Derivation:

chug (the dull explosive noise made by an engine)


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