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1chug

noun \ˈchəg\

Definition of CHUG

:  a dull explosive sound made by or as if by a laboring engine
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Origin of CHUG

imitative
First Known Use: 1866

Rhymes with CHUG

bug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug

2chug

verb
chuggedchug·ging

Definition of CHUG

intransitive verb
:  to move or go with or as if with chugs <a locomotive chugging along> <wearily chug through the routine>
— chug·ger noun

First Known Use of CHUG

1848

3chug

verb
chuggedchug·ging

Definition of CHUG

transitive verb
:  chugalug

First Known Use of CHUG

1958
CHUG Defined for Kids

chug

verb \ˈchəg\
chuggedchug·ging

Definition of CHUG for Kids

:  to move with repeated low sounds like that of a steam engine <The old car chugged along.>

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