CHUG (chugged, chugging)

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Irregular inflected forms: chugged    , chugging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does chug mean? 

• CHUG (noun)
  The noun CHUG has 1 sense:

1. the dull explosive noise made by an engine

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

• CHUG (verb)
  The verb CHUG has 1 sense:

1. make a dull, explosive sound

  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)